Homeland Party (Tunisia)
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The Homeland Party or Al-Watan Party is a centrist
party
in Tunisia
, that was announced on 19 February and officially licensed on 9 March 2011.
It was founded by Mohamed Jegham
, former minister of trade and tourism, Ahmed Friaa
, former minister of the interior in the Government of Mohamed Ghannouchi, and ten other leaders. Both Jegham and Friaa come from the ranks of the old dominant party Constitutional Democratic Rally
, sustaining the Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
regime. On 13 June, Friaa announced his resignation from the party to clear the way for younger politicians.
Centrism
In politics, centrism is the ideal or the practice of promoting policies that lie different from the standard political left and political right. Most commonly, this is visualized as part of the one-dimensional political spectrum of left-right politics, with centrism landing in the middle between...
party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
, that was announced on 19 February and officially licensed on 9 March 2011.
It was founded by Mohamed Jegham
Mohamed Jegham
Mohamed Jegham , born August 8, 1943 in Hammam Sousse, is a Tunisian politician and businessman.- Youth :Mohamed Jegham's father died when he was two and mother died when he was an adult....
, former minister of trade and tourism, Ahmed Friaa
Ahmed Friaa
Ahmed Friaa was the Minister of the Interior of Tunisia for two weeks in January 2011, during the peak of Tunisian revolution.-Biography:...
, former minister of the interior in the Government of Mohamed Ghannouchi, and ten other leaders. Both Jegham and Friaa come from the ranks of the old dominant party Constitutional Democratic Rally
Constitutional Democratic Rally
The Constitutional Democratic Rally , also referred to by its French acronym RCD, formerly called Neo Destour then Socialist Destourian Party, was the governing party in Tunisia. The party was suspended by the minister of interior on February 6th awaiting a decision on its dissolution by judicial...
, sustaining the Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali is a Tunisian political figure who was the second President of Tunisia from 1987 to 2011. Ben Ali was appointed Prime Minister in October 1987, and he assumed the Presidency on 7 November 1987 in a bloodless coup d'état that ousted President Habib Bourguiba, who was...
regime. On 13 June, Friaa announced his resignation from the party to clear the way for younger politicians.