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Movement Party (Tunisia)
The Movement Party (), previously known as the Tunisia Will Movement () and by its shortened name Al-Irada (), is a Tunisian political party that was founded on 20 December 2015 by former Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki. History After his defeat in the 2014 presidential election, Moncef Marzouki announced that he would create a new political party before the end of 2015. It was given a temporary name, Citizen People Movement. The party was officially established on 20 December 2015. In September 2018, 80 executives and other members left the party. They justified their decision by the impossibility of reforming the party at the political and organizational levels as well as the presidential ambitions of Marzouki. The latter hindered the party from positioning seriously against the ruling coalition, according to a statement of the resigning members. They also accused the coalition of having plunged Tunisia into an unprecedented political crisis, contributed to the impoveris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congress For The Republic
The Congress for the Republic (; ), also referred to as El Mottamar or by its French acronym CPR, is a centre-left political party in Tunisia. It was created in 2001, but legalised only after the 2011 Tunisian revolution. Its most prominent founder and long-term leader was Moncef Marzouki. He had been the party's honorary president since he became interim president of Tunisia in December 2011. History Foundation The creation of the CPR was declared on 25 July 2001 by 31 people including the physician, medicine professor and human rights activist Moncef Marzouki as President, Naziha Réjiba (Oum Ziad) as Secretary-general, Abderraouf Ayadi as Vice-President, Samir Ben Amor as Treasurer, and Mohamed Chakroun as Honorary President. The CPR declared that it was aimed to install a republican form of government "for the first time"in Tunisia, including freedom of speech, freedom of association, and the holding of "free, honest" elections, "guaranteed by national and international ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |