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Errahma

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Errahma
حزب الرحمة
LeaderSaïd Jaziri
FoundedAugust 2012
IdeologyIslamism
Islamic democracy
Religious conservatism
ReligionSalafism
Tunisian Parliament
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Website
http://errahmah.com

Errahma(Arabic:حزب الرحمة,lit.'Party ofDivine Mercy') is aSalafiIslamistpolitical partyinTunisia.The party, founded in 2012, is led by Saïd Jaziri, former spokesperson for theTunisian community in Canada.

The party supports the parliamentary system and the inclusion ofIslamic lawin theConstitution.[1]

The party ran in the2014and2019 parliamentary elections;in the latter election, they won four seats.[2]

Election results

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Election results by year
Election year No. of
overall votes
% of
overall total
No. of
candidates run
No. of
seats won
+/− Government
2019 27,944 0.98 4
4 / 217
+4 Opposition

Elected representatives

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In the2019 elections,the party gained four seats in theAssembly of People's Representatives.[3]

  • Salwa Ben Aycha, elected in Tunis' first district
  • Ahmed Ben Ayed, elected for Ariana district (until January 21, 2020)
  • Saïd Jaziri, elected in Ben Arous district
  • Mouadh Ben Dhiaf, elected in Manouba district (until January 21, 2020).

On January 21, 2020, MPs Mouadh Ben Dhiaf and Ahmed Ben Ayed resigned from the party, accusing leader Said Jaziri of authoritarianism.[4]

References

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  1. ^"Le nouveau parti islamiste" Errahma "se dit attaché au régime parlementaire!".espacemanager.com(in French). August 2, 2012.RetrievedOctober 8,2019..
  2. ^"Tunisie:" Hizb Errahma ", un autre parti islamiste au Parlement".espacemanager.com(in French). October 8, 2019.RetrievedOctober 8,2019..
  3. ^Maher Chaabane (October 10, 2019)."Tunisie: les 217 députés de la nouvelle ARP".webdo.tn(in French).RetrievedOctober 13,2019..
  4. ^"Deux députés démissionnent du parti Errahma".realites.com.tn(in French). January 21, 2020.RetrievedJanuary 22,2020..