Republican Party (Tunisia)

Republican Party الحزب الجمهوري
French name	Parti républicain
Abbreviation	Al Joumjouri
Secretary-General	Maya Jribi
Founded	April 9, 2012
Merger of	Progressive Democratic Party Afek Tounes Tunisian Republican Party
Ideology	Liberalism Secularism
International affiliation	None
Assembly of the Representatives of the People	1 / 217
Website
aljoumhouri.net
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The Republican Party (Arabic: الحزب الجمهوري‎‎ Al-Ḥizb Al-Jumhūrī, French: Parti républicain) is a centrist liberal party in Tunisia. It was formed on 9 April 2012 as a merger of the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP), Afek Tounes and the Tunisian Republican Party, several minor parties and independents. The party is led by Maya Jribi who was previously the secretary-general of the PDP.^[1] The party held 11 out of 217 seats and was the largest oppositional party in the National Constituent Assembly of Tunisia. The party withdrew from the Union for Tunisia coalition, though it is still part of the National Salvation Front.^[2]

After the founding congress, nine assemblymen elected for the PDP contested the leadership vote and temporarily suspended their party membership.^[3] Those 9 members became part of the Democratic Alliance Party.^[4]

After the 2014 parliamentary election the party had only one seat left.

References

1. Benzarti, Hichem (10 April 2012), "Un congrès unificateur des forces démocratiques centristes", La Presse de Tunisie
2. "Al-Joumhouri Party Leaves Opposition Coalition", Tunisia Live, 30 December 2013, retrieved 1 January 2014
3. Ghribi, Asma (14 April 2012), "Democratic Bloc Members Protest Internal Election Results", Tunisia-live.net
4. Tunisie : L’Alliance Démocratique, nouvel acteur politique mené par les anciens du PDP, Tekiano, 8 November 2012, retrieved 7 October 2013