Social Democratic Path
Social Democratic Path المسار الديمقراطي الاجتماعي | |
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| French name | Voie démocratique et sociale |
| Abbreviation | Al Massar |
| Leader | Ahmed Brahim |
| Secretary-General | Samir Taieb |
| Founded | 1 April 2012 |
| Merger of | Ettajdid Movement Tunisian Labour Party |
| Headquarters | 7,Avenue de la Liberté |
| Newspaper | Attariq Al Jadid |
| Youth wing | Jeunes Massar |
| Membership | 1,500 |
| Ideology | Laicism[1] Social democracy Feminism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation | Union for Tunisia[2] |
| Colors | Blue |
| Slogan | "Des citoyens libres dans une société juste" |
| Assembly of the Representatives of the People | 0 / 217 |
Social Democratic Path (sometimes written as Democratic and Social Path; Arabic: المسار الديمقراطي الاجتماعي; French: Voie démocratique et sociale, or al-Massar) is a centre-left secularist political party in Tunisia.[1] It was formed on 1 April 2012, by the merger of the post-communist Ettajdid Movement and the Tunisian Labour Party, including some individual members of the Democratic Modernist Pole,[3] together holding seven seats in the Constituent Assembly. It is led by Ahmed Brahim, former secretary of the Ettajdid Movement. On 11 February 2013, it became a part of the Union for Tunisia alliance of secularist parties.[2]
References
- ^ a b Daragahi, Borzou (27 February 2013), "Tunisia's Nahda makes independent U-turn", Financial Times
- ^ a b Union for Tunisia: Jebali's initiative "step forward on right path", TAP, 12 February 2013, archived from the original on 17 February 2013, retrieved 21 July 2013
- ^ Ghribi, Asma (2 April 2012), Fusion of Centrist Parties to Create a New Force in Tunisian Politics, Tunisia-live.net
