Constituent Assembly of Tunisia

National Constituent Assembly

المجلس الوطني التأسيسي

el-Mejlis el-Waṭanī et-Te'sīsī
Type
Type
History
Founded22 November 2011 (2011-11-22)
Disbanded26 October 2014 (2014-10-26)
Preceded byChamber of Deputies
Succeeded byAssembly of the Representatives of the People
Leadership
Speaker
Mustapha Ben Jafar, Ettakatol
since 22 November 2011
First Deputy Speaker
Meherzia Labidi Maïza, Ennahda
since 22 November 2011
Second Deputy Speaker
Larbi Ben Salah Abid, CPR
since 22 November 2011
Structure
Seats217
Political groups
  Ennahda (89)
  non-inscrit (53)
  Democratic Bloc (18)
  Democratic Transition (13)
  Ettakatol (13)
  Wafa Movement (10)
Elections
Proportional representation in multi-member constituency party-lists
Last election
23 October 2011
Meeting place
Bardo, Tunis
Bardo Palace[1]
Website
www.anc.tn

The Constituent Assembly of Tunisia, or National Constituent Assembly (NCA) was the body in charge of devising a new Tunisian constitution for the era after the fall of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his Constitutional Democratic Rally (RCD)–regime. Convoked after the election on 23 October 2011, the convention consisted of 217 lawmakers representing Tunisians living both in the country and abroad.[2] A plurality of members came from the moderate Islamist Ennahda Movement. The Assembly held its first meeting on 22 November 2011, and was dissolved and replaced by the Assembly of the Representatives of the People on 26 October 2014.

  1. ^ How Will the First Session of the Constituent Assembly Be Held? – Tunisia Live : Tunisia Live Archived 9 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Backgrounder: Basic facts about Tunisian Constituent Assembly election, Xinhua English News, 22 October 2011, archived from the original on 31 October 2011, retrieved 25 October 2011