Ennahda

The Ennahda Movement (; ), also called the Renaissance Party or the Ennahda, is Islamic democratic political party in Tunisia.

They were founded as the Movement of Islamic Tendency in 1981. The party was inspired by the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood.

After the 2011 Tunisian revolution and collapse of the government of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the Ennahda Movement Party was formed, and in the 2011 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election (Tunisia's first free election), the party won 37% of the vote.Tunisia's New Ennahda  Marc Lynch 29 June 2011 There was lots of debate about "Islamization" in the country. 2 politicians were assassinated This led to the 2013–14 Tunisian political crisis, and the party stepped down after Tunisia's constitution was made January 2014. In the  2014 Tunisian parliamentary election, the party was in 2nd place with 27.79% of the vote.

 Election results 

 Election year # of total votes % of overall vote # of seatsGovernment Constituent Assembly of Tunisia 2011 1,501,320 37.04% Technocratic Government (2014–2015) Assembly of the Representatives of the People 2014 947,034 27.79% 2019561,13219.63%

References

Other websites


Bruce Maddy-Weitzman, "The Islamic Challenge in North Africa," MERIA: Middle East Review of International Affairs, Vol. 1, No. 2 (July 1997)
Andrew F. March, What Is "Muslim" about Tunisia's "Muslim Democrats"?. May 2021. No. 142.
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