Tunisian Parliamentary Election 2019 Voting Live
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Tunisian Parliamentary Election 2019 Voting Live
Tunisian Parliamentary Election Dates 2019
Tunisian Parliamentary Election Date: 6 October 2019
Parliamentary elections are scheduled to take place in Tunisia on 6 October 2019.
Prior to the revolution, elections were held every five to six years and elected both the president and members of both legislative branches. Following the revolution, elections were held for a Constituent Assembly to decide on a new constitution for Tunisia.
From 1956 to 2011, the government and the Constitutional Democratic Rally—originally known as the Neo Destour (1934-1964) and the Socialist Destourian Party (1964-1988)–were effectively one. Although Tunisia was only formally a one-party state from 1963 to 1981, the opposition was usually barely tolerated. With the revolution, several parties have emerged. While there are two numerically major parties–Nidaa Tounes and the Ennahda Movement—no one party has a realistic chance of governing alone.
Tunisian Parliamentary Election Voting Live 2019
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The Electoral system of Tunisia
The 217 members of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People were elected in 33 constituencies. There were 27 multi-member constituencies in Tunisia varying in size from four to ten seats and electing a total of 199. There were also six overseas constituencies electing a total of 18 seats: two constituencies in France electing five seats each, one three-seat constituency in Italy, a single-member constituency in Germany, a two-member constituency covering the rest of Europe and the Americas, and a two-member constituency covering the Arab world and the rest of the world. Seats were elected by party-list proportional representation, using the largest remainder method.
Tunisia Parties and leaders
| Name of the Party | Name of the Leader |
|---|---|
| Nidaa Tounes | Selma Elloumi |
| Long Live Tunisia | Youssef Chahed |
| Ennahda | Rached Ghannouchi |
| Popular Front | Hamma Hammami |
| Afek Tounes | Yassine Brahim |
| Al-Irada | Moncef Marzouki |
Tunisia past election results
| Party, coalition and independent lists | Votes | % Votes | Seats | % Seats | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nidaa Tounes | 1,279,941 | 37.56% | 86 | 39.63% | N/A |
| Ennahda Movement | 947,014 | 27.79% | 69 | 31.79% | −20 |
| Free Patriotic Union | 140,873 | 4.13% | 16 | 7.37% | +15 |
| Popular Front | 124,046 | 3.64% | 15 | 6.91% | +11 |
| Afek Tounes | 102,915 | 3.02% | 8 | 3.68% | +5 |
| Congress for the Republic | 69,794 | 2.05% | 4 | 1.84% | −25 |
| Democratic Current | 66,396 | 1.95% | 3 | 1.38% | N/A |
| People's Movement | 45,839 | 1.34% | 3 | 1.38% | +1 |
| National Destourian Initiative | 45,597 | 1.34% | 3 | 1.38% | −2 |
| Current of Love | 40,826 | 1.20% | 2 | 0.92% | −24 |
| Republican Party | 56,223 | 1.65% | 1 | 0.46% | −15 |
| Democratic Alliance | 43,371 | 1.27% | 1 | 0.46% | N/A |
| National Front for Salvation | 5,977 | 0.18% | 1 | 0.46% | N/A |
| Movement of Socialist Democrats | 5,792 | 0.17% | 1 | 0.46% | −1 |
| Farmers' Voice Party | 3,515 | 0.10% | 1 | 0.46% | N/A |
| Independent lists | % | 3 | 1.38% | N/A | |
| Total | 3,408,170 | 100% | 217 |
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