2011 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election

2011 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election
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All 217 seats to the Constituent Assembly
109 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout49.41%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Rached Ghannouchi Moncef Marzouki Mohamed Hechmi Hamdi
Party Ennahda CPR Popular Petition
Seats won 89 29 26
Popular vote 1,498,905 352,825 280,382
Percentage 36.97% 8.70% 6.92%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Mustapha Ben Jafar Maya Jribi[1]
Party Ettakatol PDP
Seats won 20 16
Popular vote 285,530 160,692
Percentage 7.04% 3.96%
Prime Minister before election

Béji Caïd Essebsi
Independent

Elected Prime Minister

Hamadi Jebali
Ennahda

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An election for a constituent assembly in Tunisia was announced on 3 March 2011[2] and held on 23 October 2011,[3] following the Tunisian revolution. The Assembly had 217 members.[4] It was the first free election held in Tunisia since the country's independence in 1956, as well as the first election in the Arab world held after the start of the Arab Spring.[5]

The result was announced after counting began on 25 October 2011,[6] and Ennahda won a plurality of votes.

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  2. ^ Tunisia to elect constituent assembly on 24 July, says president Archived 2 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine FOCUS Information Agency, 3 March 2011
  3. ^ Amara, Tarek (8 June 2011). "Tunisia election delayed until October 23". Reuters. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Significant increase in people registering to vote in Tunisia". China Daily. Xinhua News Agency. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Tunisians vote in first free election". The Charlotte Observer. Associated Press. 23 March 2011. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  6. ^ Bradley, Allan (23 October 2011). "Tunisian Elections – Live Updates". Tunisia Live. Archived from the original on 26 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.