Assembly of the Representatives of the People

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Assembly of the Representatives of the People

مجلس نواب الشعب

Majlis Nuwwāb esh-Sha‘b
1st legislature
Type
Type
History
Preceded byConstituent Assembly of Tunisia
New session started
December 2, 2014 (2014-12-02)
Leadership
Mohamed Ennaceur, Nidaa Tounes
since 4 December 2014
First Vice-president
Abdelfattah Mourou, Ennahda
since 4 December 2014
Second Vice-president
Faouzia Ben Fodha, UPL
since 4 December 2014
Structure
Seats217
Political groups
  Ennahda (69)

  Nidaa Tounes (67)
  Free Patriotic Union (16)
  Popular Front (15)
  Afek Tounes (8)
  Congress for the Republic (4)
  Democratic Current (3)
  People's Movement (3)
  National Destourian Initiative (3)
  Current of Love (2)
  Republican Party (1)
  Democratic Alliance (1)
  Farmers' Voice Party (1)
  Movement of Socialist Democrats (1)
  National Front for Salvation (1)

  Others (6)
Elections
Party-list proportional representation using multi-member constituency
Last election
26 October 2014
Next election
2019
Meeting place
Constituent Assembly, 2012
Bardo Palace, Le Bardo (near Tunis)
Website
www.arp.tn

The Assembly of the Representatives of the People (Arabic: مجلس نواب الشعب Majlis Nuwwāb ash-Sha‘b, French: Assemblée des représentants du peuple; ARP) is Tunisia's legislative branch of government. The unicameral Assembly replaced the Constituent Assembly and was elected on 26 October 2014.[1] The legislature consists of 217 seats.[2] Before the 2011 revolution, Tunisia's parliament was formerly bicameral and consisted of an upper chamber called the Chamber of Advisors and a lower chamber called the Chamber of Deputies. Notably, 68 of the chamber's members are women--the highest proportion of female representatives in the Arab world.[3]

Its first chair is Mohamed Ennaceur, deputy leader of Nidaa Tounes.[4]

Elections

The first elections to the assembly were held on 26 October 2014, Nidaa Tounes gained a plurality of votes, winning 85 seats in the 217-seat parliament, beating the Ennahda Movement (69 seats) and many smaller parties. The next election is scheduled to happen in or before October 2019.

2014 Election

Main article: Tunisian parliamentary election, 2014

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Current affiliations

Affiliation Members
2014 election
results 		As of
August 2016
bgcolor=Template:Ennahda Movement/meta/color| Ennahda Movement 69 69
bgcolor=Template:Nidaa Tounes/meta/color| Nidaa Tounes 86 67
Machrouu Tounes – 25
bgcolor=Template:Popular Front (Tunisia)/meta/color| Popular Front 15 15
bgcolor=Template:Free Patriotic Union/meta/color| Free Patriotic Union 16 11
bgcolor=Template:Afek Tounes/meta/color| Afek Tounes 8 8
bgcolor=Template:Congress for the Republic/meta/color| Congress for the Republic 4 4
bgcolor=Template:Democratic Current/meta/color| Democratic Current 3 3
bgcolor=Template:People's Movement (Tunisia)/meta/color| People's Movement 3 3
bgcolor=Template:Current of Love/meta/color| Current of Love 2 2
bgcolor=Template:Democratic Alliance Party (Tunisia)/meta/color| Democratic Alliance Party 1 1
bgcolor=Template:Farmers' Voice Party/meta/color| Farmers' Voice Party 1 1
bgcolor=Template:Movement of Socialist Democrats/meta/color| Movement of Socialist Democrats 1 1
bgcolor=Template:National Front for Salvation (Tunisia)/meta/color| National Front for Salvation 1 1
bgcolor=Template:Republican Party (Tunisia)/meta/color| Republican Party 1 1
Others 6 5
Total members 217

See also

References

  1. ^ "Tunisian elections intensify focus on alliances". Al Monitor. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Tunisia begins landmark election race". AFP. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  3. ^ Freedom in the World: Tunisia 2015
  4. ^ "Tunisia parliament elects speaker from Nidaa Tounes party". Al-Akhbar. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
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