Quartet du dialogue national

Representatives of the Quartet du dialogue national in Vienna 2016: Houcine Abassi (General Secretary of the Tunisian Trade Union Federation, UGTT), Wided Bouchamaoui (President of the Tunisian Employers' Association UTICA), Abdessattar Ben Moussa (President of the Tunisian Human Rights League LTDH) and Noureddine Allegue (representative of the Tunisian Bar Association)

The Quartet du dialogue national ( Arabic رباعية الحوار الوطني التونسي, DMG rubāʿiyyat al-ḥiwār al-waṭanī at-tūnisī , German quartet for national dialogue ) is a platform that was set up to promote the democratization of Tunisia after the 2010/2011 revolution . In 2015 the quartet was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

construction

The Quartet du dialogue national consists of four organizations:

• the Union Générale Tunisienne du Travail (UGTT)
• the trade and industry association Union Tunisienne de l'Industrie, du Commerce et de l'Artisanat (UTICA)
• the human rights organization Tunisian League for Human Rights ( Arabic الرابطة التونسية للدفاع عن حقوق الإنسان, DMG ar-Rābiṭa at-tūnisiyya li-d-difāʿ ʿan ḥuqūq al-insān ; French La Ligue Tunisienne pour la Défense des Droits de l'Homme , LTDH)
• the Association of Lawyers Ordre National des Avocats de Tunisie

history

The Arab Spring began in Tunisia. Soon after the revolution was the 23 October 2011 Constituent National Assembly elected from which a moderate Islamist current party Ennahda emerged as the winner, which then together with the center-left force secular parties CPR and Ettakatol formed the government. However, the creation of the constitution dragged on over a longer period of time, initially twelve months were expected. Meanwhile, tensions increased with two attacks and peaked in August 2013. The democratization process was seriously jeopardized.

In this environment, the trade union umbrella organization (UGTT) began its first attempt at a national dialogue in 2012, but this failed because it was boycotted by the Ennahda . In September 2013, a second attempt was started with better preparation. This time with four participants - the quartet. It was possible to get the three governing parties (Ennahda, CPR and Ettakatol), as well as the opposition parties that were represented in parliament ( Nidaa Tounes , Aljomhoury , Almassar, Afek Tounes , Aljabha chaabia etc.) to one table. The mediation efforts, which included the parties and the government as well as the three highest state offices ( president , prime minister and parliamentary president), resulted in the so-called "roadmap" as early as October 2013 and led to the resignation of the three-party coalition on the one hand and the formation of an "independent technocratic " government on the other hand, and ultimately to prepare for general elections. In February 2015, governance based on the new constitution was returned to a democratically elected government.

Web links

Commons : Quartet du dialogue national  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ The Nobel Peace Prize for 2015. October 9, 2015, archived from the original on December 22, 2015 ; accessed on October 9, 2015 .