Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet

The Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet (Arabic: الرباعي التونسي للحوار الوطني‎, French: Quartet du dialogue national) is a group of four civil society organizations. They focus on democracy and the constitutional settlement in Tunisia.

Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet
Part of the aftermath of the Jasmine Revoution
The Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet visiting Vienna in March of 2016. From left to right Abdessattar Ben Moussa (Tunisian Human Rights League), Noureddhine Allege (Order of Lawyers), Houcine Abbassi (UGTT), Wided Bouchamaoui (UTICA).
DateFormed August 2013-January 2014
Location
Tunisia
Goals
  • An end to the ongoing political violence
  • Imposition of an interim government
  • Ratification of the constitution
Resulted in
  • Technocratic government installed with Mehdi Jomaa as Acting Prime Minister.
  • New constitution ratified
  • Both presidential and legislative elections scheduled
Parties to the civil conflict

Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet

  • Tunisian General Labour Union
  • Tunisian Order of Lawyers
  • UTICA
  • Tunisian Human Rights League

The Troika in Power

  • Ennahda
  • CPR
  • Ettakatol

Opposition:

  • National Salvation Front
Lead figures

Quartet Leaders

  • Houcine Abassi (General Secretary of UGTT)
  • Abdessattar Ben Moussa (President of the Tunisian Human Rights League)
  • Fadhel Mahfoudh (President of the Tunisian Order of Lawyers)
  • Wided Bouchamaoui (Leader of the Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts

Leaders in Government

  • Rashid al-Ghannushi (Leader of Ennahda Movement)
  • Moncef Marzouki (President of Tunisia)
  • Ali Laarayedh (Prime Minister of Tunisia, left office January 2014)
  • Mehdi Jomaa (Acting Prime Minister January 2014-February 2015)

Opposition Leaders Assassinated

  • Chokri Belaid † (Secretary-General of the Democratic Patriots' Movement)
  • Mohamed Brahmi † (Former General Coordinator of the People's Movement)

The quartet was formed in the summer of 2013 after a political crisis.[1]

On 9 October 2015, the quartet was awarded the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize.[2][3]

References
  1. Melvin, Don (9 October 2015). "Boost for Arab Spring: Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet wins Nobel Peace Prize". CNN. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  2. "Announcement - The Nobel Peace Prize for 2015". 9 October 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.
  3. "The Nobel Peace Prize 2015". Nobelprize.org. 9 October 2015.
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