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The Ennahda Movement (Arabic: حركة النهضة, romanized: Ḥarakatu n-Nahḍah; [6] French: Mouvement Ennahdha), also known as the Renaissance Party or simply known as Ennahda, is a self-defined Islamic democratic [7] [8] [9] [3] political party in Tunisia.
The post-revolution Tunisia has witnessed an unprecedented rise in extremism through increasing militant activity, weapons smuggling from Libya and involvement in the political scene. [55] They range from self-claimed moderate parties like Ennahda to the more hard-line Ansar al-Sharia and Hizb ut-Tahrir. Most of them denounced violence as a way ...
The party opted for campaigning in rural regions of Tunisia (particularly the south), which are often ignored by mainstream politicians. [59] Despite concern amongst the Western media about a possible hindrance to women's rights as a result of Ennahda's plurality, [60] Souad Abdel Rahim of Ennahda said: "The doors are open for women now. We can ...
Most of the leaders of political parties in Tunisia are in prison including Abir Moussi, leader of the Free Constitutional Party, and Rached Ghannouchi, the head of Ennahda party, two of Saied’s ...
The coup was immediately denounced by Ennahda, the Dignity Coalition and the Heart of Tunisia, the three main parties in parliament. [34] Former president Moncef Marzouki, who oversaw the transition to democracy after the revolution, also rejected the coup, calling it "the beginning of slipping into an even worse situation". [18] [22] [34]
Ennahda's stance on the issue was criticized by hardline Islamists, who wanted strict sharia, but was welcomed by secular parties. [28] The government was criticized for mediocre economic performance, not stimulating the tourism industry, and poor relations with Tunisia's biggest trading partner France.
In the parliamentary election, the Ennahda became the biggest party with 52 seats, while the Heart of Tunisia became the second with 38 seats. In the presidential election , independent candidate Kais Saied got a landslide victory with 72.5% of the vote in the second round.
The most crucial question was the form of government. While the Islamist Ennahda movement favoured a parliamentary system, its secular coalition partners CPR and Ettakatol, as well as most of the minor opposition parties preferred a semi-presidential republic. [14] The new Tunisian constitution was passed on 26 January 2014. [15]