Democratic Current

The Democratic Current (Arabic: التيّار الديمُقراطي, romanized: at-Tayyār ad-Dīmuqrāṭī) is a social-democratic political party in Tunisia that was founded in 2013.

Democratic Current

التيار الديمقراطي
General SecretaryMohamed Abbou
FounderMohamed Abbou
Founded30 May 2013 (2013-05-30)
HeadquartersRue de Marseille Tunis
Youth wingDemocratic Students Current
IdeologySocial democracy
Third Way
Progressivism
Nationalism
Pan-Arabism[1]
Political positionCentre-left
Colours  Orange
Slogan"Conscience, will, realization[1]"
Assembly of the Representatives of the People
22 / 217
Website
www.attayar.net

The party was initiated and remains to be led by the former secretary-general of the Congress for the Republic, Mohamed Abbou[2] who also served as deputy prime minister in the Jebali Cabinet until June 2012. It is committed to the project of realization of an "Arab federal state reuniting the Arab nations freed from the yoke of dictatorship".[1]

After the 2019 Tunisian parliamentary election, the party agreed to form a parliamentary bloc with the People's Movement.[3]

Election results

Parliamentary elections

Election Leader Party list Seats
# % # ± Position
2014 Mohamed Abbou 66,396 1.95
3 / 217
3 7th
2019 Mohamed Abbou 183,464 6.42
22 / 217
19 4th

Municipal elections

Election Leader Party list Seats
# % # ± Position
2018 Ghazi Chaouachi 75 619 4,19
205 / 7,212
205 3rd

References

  1. "Tunisie - Le Courant Démocrate de Mohamed Abbou, le parti qui vise un Etat fédéral arabe" (in French). Business News. 12 June 2013. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014.
  2. "Nidaa Tunis is not the only winner". Al Monitor. 30 October 2014. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014.
  3. at-Tarhuni, Salwa (27 November 2019). "كتلة برلمانية موحدة تضم نواب حركة الشعب والتيار الديمقراطي". tunisien.tn. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
Foundation ceremony on 12 June 2013
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