Parliamentary elections took place in Tunisia on 6 October 2019.^[1]

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Quick Facts All 217 seats in the Assembly of the Representatives of the People 109 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...

2019 Tunisian parliamentary election

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All 217 seats in the Assembly of the Representatives of the People 109 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	41.70% ( ~27 pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Rached Ghannouchi Nabil Karoui Mohamed Abbou Party Ennahda Heart of Tunisia Democratic Current Last election 69 seats, 27.79% New party 3 seats, 1.95% Seats won 52 38 22 Seat change 17 New party 19 Popular vote 561,132 415,913 183,464 Percentage 19.63 14.55 6.42   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Al Karama PM Leader Seifeddine Makhlouf Abir Moussi Zouhair Maghzaoui Party Dignity Coalition Free Destourian Party People's Movement Last election New party 0 seats 3 seats, 1.34% Seats won 21 17 15 Seat change New party 17 12 Popular vote 169,651 189,356 129,604 Percentage 5.94 6.63 4.53
Map showing the seats won by each party in each constituency.
Prime Minister before election Youssef Chahed Tahya Tounes Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh Ettakatol

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The 217 members of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People were elected by closed list proportional representation in 33 multi-member constituencies (27 in Tunisia and 6 representing Tunisian expatriates). Seats were allocated using the largest remainder method. Lists must adhere to the zipper system with alternating female and male candidates, and must have a male and female candidate under the age of 35 in the top four in constituencies with four or more seats.^[2]

No party or alliance obtained enough seats for a majority. Despite losing seats, Ennahdha became the largest party due to the fracturing of votes between other smaller, newer, or less established parties. Habib Jemli, a former Minister of Agriculture (2011 to 2014), was expected to be put forward as their candidate for Prime Minister. Heart of Tunisia, the Free Destourian Party, and Tahya Tounes announced after the results were released that they would prefer to sit in opposition.^{[citation needed]}

In February 2020, Parliament approved a new coalition government in a confidence vote after months of negotiations. The new coalition included Ennahdha, Tahya Tounes, the People's Movement, Democratic Current and the Tunisian Alternative, as well as several independents.^[3]