Union for Tunisia

Union for Tunisia الاتحاد من أجل تونس
Founded	February 11, 2013 (2013-02-11)
Ideology	Secularism^[1]
Parties	Social Democratic Path Patriotic and Democratic Labour Party Socialist Party
Assembly of the Representatives of the People	0 / 217
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The Union for Tunisia (Tunisian Arabic: الاتحاد من أجل تونس‎, French: Union pour la Tunisie) is a secularist electoral alliance in Tunisia, formed in February 2013 to run in the October 2014 legislative election. Originally, it consisted of five political parties,^[2] only three of which are still part of it ahead of the election.^[3] The Republican Party, which was an original member, withdrew from the coalition on 30 December 2013.^[4] In May 2014, Nidaa Tounes announced that it would run on separate lists as well.^[3]

Affiliated parties

Social Democratic Path (al-Massar)
Patriotic and Democratic Labour Party (PTPD)
Socialist Party (PS)

References

↑ Monica Marks; Omar Belhaj Salah (28 March 2013). "Uniting for Tunisia?". Sada. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
↑ Union for Tunisia: Jebali's initiative "step forward on right path", TAP, 12 February 2013, retrieved 15 September 2013
1 2 "Après la défection de Nidaa Tounès : L'Union pour la Tunisie dans l'expectative !". Le Temps. 28 June 2014.
↑ "Al-Joumhouri Party Leaves Opposition Coalition", Tunisia Live, 30 December 2013, retrieved 1 January 2014

External links

Union for Tunisia on Facebook

Political parties in Tunisia

Assembly of the Representatives of the People	Ennahda Movement (69) Nidaa Tounes (67) Movement of Tunisia's Project (25) Popular Front (15) Free Patriotic Union (11) Afek Tounes Afek Tounes (8) National Front for Salvation (1) Expatriate Tunisians' Call (1) Social democratic bloc Current of Love (2) Democratic Alliance Party (1) Farmers' Voice Party (1) Movement of Socialist Democrats (1) Rad Al Iitibar (1) Republican Party (1) Others Congress for the Republic/Al-Irada (4) Democratic Current (3) People's Movement (3)

Unrepresented	Democratic Forum for Labour and Liberties Democratic Party Destourian Movement Green Tunisia Party Justice and Development Party Machrouu Tounes Maghrebi Republican Party National Destourian Initiative Pirate Party Popular Unity Movement Popular Unity Party Reform Front Party Social Democratic Path Social Liberal Party Socialist Party Tunisian Pirate Party Unionist Democratic Union Voice of the People of Tunisia Wafa Movement Al-Watan Party

Defunct	Young Tunisians (1907–?) Destour (1920–60) Neo Destour (1934–64) Communist Party (1934–93) Socialist Destourian Party (1964–88) Democratic Constitutional Rally (1988–2011) Progressive Democratic Party (1983–2012) Ettajdid Movement (1993–2012)

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