Tunisian Communist Party Explained

Tunisian Communist Party
Arabic Name:الحزب الشيوعي التونسي
French Name:Parti communiste tunisien
Former Leaders Title:Secretaries-general
Former Leaders:Ali Jrad (1939–1948) Mohamed Nafaâ (1948–1981)
Mohamed Harmel (1981–1993)
Separated:French Communist Party
Successor:Ettajdid Movement
Ideology:Marxism[1]
International:Comintern (1934-1943)

The Tunisian Communist Party (Arabic: الحزب الشيوعي التونسي ; French: Parti Communiste Tunisien) was a Marxist political party in Tunisia. The PCT was founded on 21 May 1934 as the Tunisian federation of the French Communist Party, and it was later converted into an independent organization. The party was banned by the Vichy regime in 1939, but after the Anglo-American liberation of Tunisia in 1943, it was able to operate legally again. It was banned again in 1962 and legalized in 1981.[1] On 23 April 1993, the PCT abandoned communism and changed its name to the Ettajdid Movement.

Electoral history

Chamber of Deputies elections

ElectionParty leaderVotes%Seats+/–PositionGovernment
1956Mohamed Nafaâ7,3521.2% 2ndExtra-parliamentary
19593,4710.3% 2ndExtra-parliamentary
1981Mohamed Harmel14,6770.12% 4thExtra-parliamentary

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gilberg. Trond. Coalition Strategies of Marxist Parties. 1989. Duke University Press. 0822308495. 239–263. 1 February 2018.