Ennahda Movement / Renaissance

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Ennahda
  • Name - Original language & name in English: حركة النهضة‎ (Arabic), Ennahda (Renaissance) Movement (English)
  • Year founded: 1981, but not legalised until 2011
  • Ideology: Islamist
  • Current leaders & functions:  Rached Ghannouchi (president), Hamadi Jabali (general secretary)
  • Number of seats in Constituent Assembly: 89 originally, the party has lost some seats due to defections.
  • Currently in government or in opposition: In government
  • Legal status: Legal political party
  • Link to official party website: http://www.ennahdha.tn
  • Observations: By far the largest party in the Constitutional Assembly, Ennahda dominates the governing coalition responsible for managing Tunisia's transition.