This article lists political parties in Tunisia.Tunisia was a dominant-party state of the Constitutional Democratic Rally ("RCD" from its French language initials) before the Tunisian revolution. In the aftermath of the revolution the RCD was dissolved by the new state authorities and over 70 new political parties formed.[1] The country is now a multiparty state. Although there are two numerically major parties, no single party has a realistic chance of governing alone.
| Party | Leader | Political position | Ideology | ARP seats | Stance towards 2021 Tunisian self-coup | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor= | Ennahda Movement Arabic: حركة النهضة Ḥarakat an-Nahḍa, French: Mouvement Ennahda | Rached Ghannouchi | Right-wing | Social conservatism Economic liberalism Islamic democracy | Opposed | ||
| bgcolor= | Heart of Tunisia Arabic: قلب تونس|Qalb Tūnis French: Au cœur de la Tunisie Berber languages: Ul en Tunest | Nabil Karoui | Centre | Bourguibism Populism Secularism | Opposed | ||
| bgcolor= | Democratic Current Arabic: التيّار الديمُقراطي at-Tayyār ad-Dīmuqrāṭī French: Courant démocrate | Ghazi Chaouachi | Centre-left | Social democracy Progressivism Nationalism Pan-Arabism | Opposed | ||
| bgcolor= | Dignity Coalition Arabic: ائتلاف الكرامة Iʾtilāf al-Karāma French: Coalition de la dignité | Seifeddine Makhlouf | Far-right | Islamism Francophobia Social conservatism | Opposed | ||
| bgcolor= | Free Destourian Party (PDL) Arabic: الحزب الدستوري الحر al-Ḥizb ad-Dustūrī al-Ḥurr, French: Partie destourien libre | Abir Moussi | Big tent | Tunisian nationalism Bourguibism Secularism | Opposed | ||
| bgcolor= | People's Movement Arabic: حركة الشعب Ḥarakat aš-Šaʿb French: Mouvement du peuple | Zouhair Maghzaoui | Left-wing | Secularism Democratic socialism Nasserism Arab nationalism | Supportive | ||
| bgcolor= | Tahya Tounes Arabic: تحيا تونس Taḥyā Tūnis, French: Vive la Tunisie | Youssef Chahed | Centre | Bourguibism Secularism Liberalism | |||
| bgcolor= | Machrouu Tounes (MPT) Arabic: مشروع تونس Mašrūʿ Tūnis, French: Mouvement du projet de la Tunisie | Mohsen Marzouk | Centre-left to centre-right | Secularism Bourguibism | Opposed | ||
| bgcolor= | Errahma Arabic: حزب الرحمة Ḥizb ar-Raḥma, French: Parti de la miséricorde | Islamism Islamic democracy Religious conservatism | |||||
| Republican People's Union Arabic: الاتحاد الشعبي الجمهوري al-Aitihad al-Shaebiu al-Jumhuriu French: Union populaire républicaine | Neo-Bourguibism | ||||||
| bgcolor= | Tunisian Alternative Arabic: البديل التونسي|al-Badil Ettounsi | Mehdi Jomaa | Centre | Liberalism | |||
| bgcolor= | Nidaa Tounes Arabic: حركة نداء تونس Ḥarakat Nidā’ Tūnis, French: Appel de la Tunisie | Khemaies Jhinaoui | Centre to centre-left | Bourguibism Social democracy Third Way Secularism | |||
| bgcolor= | Afek Tounes Arabic: آفاق تونس Āfāq Tūnis, | Yassine Brahim | Centre-right | Liberalism Secularism | Opposed | ||
| Popular Front Arabic: الجبهة الشعبية|al-Ğabha aš-Šaʿbiyya French: Front populaire | Left-wing to far-left | Socialism Secularism Arab nationalism Pan-Arabism | Opposed | ||||
Arabic: عيش تونسي|Eish Tunusiun | Populism | ||||||
| bgcolor= | Farmers' Voice Party Arabic: حزب صوت الفلاحين|Ḥizb Ṣawt al-Fallāḥīn French: Parti de la voix des agriculteurs | Fayçal Tebbini | Agrarianism | ||||
| Green League Arabic: الرابطة الخضراء|al-Raabitat al-Khadra' French: Ligue verte | |||||||
| bgcolor= | Current of Love Arabic: تيار المحبة|Tayyār al-Maḥabba French: Courant de l'amour | Mohamed Hechmi Hamdi | Populism Islamic democracy Social conservatism Regionalism | ||||
| Arabic: الاتحاد الديمقراطي الاجتماعي al-Aitihad ad-Diymuqratiu al-Aijtimaeiu French: Union démocratique et sociale | Democratic socialism Progressivism | Opposed | |||||
Arabic: الحزب الاشتراكي الدستوري al-Hizb al-Aishtirakiu ad-Dusturiu French: Parti socialiste destourien | Chokri Balti | ||||||
The following opposition parties exist de jure and/or de facto. On January 20, 2011 the cabinet of the interim government recognized all previously banned parties, with the exception of Hizb ut-Tahrir and a few other parties.[2]