RCD

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RCD is a former dominant political party in Tunisia that ruled the country for decades under President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali until its dissolution after the 2011 revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former ruling party
political party
accusedOf corruption
electoral fraud
human rights abuses
associatedWithEvent Tunisian Revolution NERFINISHED
bannedFromElections yes
controlledInstitution executive branch of Tunisia
legislative branch of Tunisia
local governments in Tunisia
country Tunisia
dissolutionCause Tunisian Revolution NERFINISHED
dissolutionDate 2011
dissolvedBy Tunisian courts
dominantPeriodEnd 2011
dominantPeriodStart 1987
foundedBy Zine El Abidine Ben Ali NERFINISHED
foundingDate 1988
fullName Rassemblement Constitutionnel Démocratique NERFINISHED
fullNameInEnglish Democratic Constitutional Rally NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation Tunis NERFINISHED
heldOffice President of Tunisia
Prime Minister of Tunisia
parliamentary majority
ideology Tunisian nationalism
authoritarianism
state-led secularism
languageOfName French
leader Zine El Abidine Ben Ali NERFINISHED
legalStatusAfter2011 dissolved
notableCharacteristic clientelist party structure
close ties to security services
hegemonic control over Tunisian politics
operatedDuringPresidencyOf Habib Bourguiba (as predecessor party structures) NERFINISHED
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali NERFINISHED
operatedInPoliticalSystem one-party dominant system
politicalPosition big tent
centre-right
precededBy Socialist Destourian Party NERFINISHED
regionOfInfluence North Africa NERFINISHED
shortName RCD NERFINISHED
successorOrganization Nidaa Tounes (partial political successor, not legal) NERFINISHED
usedInstrument patronage networks
security apparatus
state media
womenWing RCD women organizations
youthWing RCD youth organizations

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