31-1419: [REDACTED] This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Social Democratic Path" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( December 2018 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Political party in Tunisia Social Democratic Path المسار الديمقراطي الاجتماعي [REDACTED] French name Voie démocratique et sociale Abbreviation Al Massar Leader Ahmed Brahim Secretary-General Samir Taieb [ ar ; fr ] Founded 1 April 2012 ( 2012-04-01 ) Merger of Ettajdid Movement Tunisian Labour Party Headquarters 7,Avenue de la Liberté Newspaper Attariq Al Jadid Youth wing Jeunes Massar Membership 1,500 Ideology Laicism Social democracy Feminism Political position Centre-left National affiliation Union for Tunisia Colors Blue Slogan "Des citoyens libres dans une société juste" Assembly of
62-408: A majority of seats in parliament after a general election , is the leading party in a coalition government , or (in some instances) is the largest party in a minority parliament , that party's leader often serves as the prime minister . Thus, in the politics of several countries utilizing the parliamentary system , a political party's leader is treated as a de facto candidate for prime minister by
93-486: A new party. It is possible to co-chair a party. The party leader is the most prominent politician of the party and is usually considered to become the head of government . However, a party leader may also put forward a different candidate for the elections. The party leader (chairperson) can not be the same as the party's General Secretary . The method of selection of the party leader varies from party to party, though often it will involve an election involving all or part of
124-535: Is a president who can only be removed by a special impeachment (typically involving a legislative supermajority , an investigation by a constitutional court , or both), and removal entails either a snap election or automatic succession to office by a vice president ; therefore, the party's de jure internal leader either takes a background role (such as the Chairs of the Democratic , and Republican parties in
155-417: Is different from Wikidata Articles containing Arabic-language text Articles containing French-language text All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from January 2018 Party leader In a governmental system, a party leader acts as the official representative of their political party , either to a legislature or to the electorate. Depending on
186-700: Is made up of the upper chamber, the Senate , and the lower chamber, the House of Representatives , with party-elected leaders in each. The leader of the party with most of the representation (sometimes called the party-in-power) in each case is known as the majority leader , whereas the leader of the opposing party with the most members is known as the minority leader . Party leaders in the United States Senate have been elected by their respective political parties' caucuses since 1913. They include President of
217-575: The Representatives of the People 0 / 217 Politics of Tunisia Political parties Elections Social Democratic Path (sometimes written as Democratic and Social Path ; Arabic : المسار الديمقراطي الاجتماعي ; French : Voie démocratique et sociale , or al-Massar ) is a centre-left secularist political party in Tunisia . It was formed on 1 April 2012, by
248-743: The Conservative Party to form the People's Party of Canada in 2018. The leaders of communist parties often hold the title of general secretary (e.g. General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party ) and the officeholder is usually considered the paramount leader of China. On 15 November 2012, Xi Jinping was elected General Secretary of
279-760: The Democratic Progressive Party and the Kuomintang . The Democratic Progress Party's constitution stipulates that the President may serve directly as Party Chairman without an election during the ruling period, and that the Party Chairman is elected by party members during the opposition period. The Party constitution of the Kuomintang provides that the party chairman is directly elected by party members. The current chairman of
310-656: The de facto leader of their respective political party once elected, and the Vice President likewise holds a leadership role as both the second-highest executive officer and the President of the Senate . However, major parties also generally have a National Committee as their governing body, which has separate leadership roles. The legislative branch, otherwise known as the United States Congress ,
341-526: The party list . Outside election time the leaders most often serve as Parliamentary leader of their party in the House of Representatives , some party leaders opt to serve in the cabinet as a minister . In the Republic of Korea , Representatives of most political parties are elected through elections of party members. The representative of the Democratic Party of Korea is Song Young-gil, who
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#1732776819868372-457: The Chinese Communist Party at the 18th Communist Party national congress . The party organizations themselves and also their representatives (such as the chairperson, who is the party leader, and other board members) play a much more prominent role in German politics than they do in many other countries, where the parties are mainly represented by their members and leaders in government. Although
403-564: The Democratic Progressive Party is President Lai Ching-te . The current chairman of the Kuomintang is former Vice Premier Eric Chu . In Turkey , the party chairpersons are the de facto party leaders. The leaders of all major political parties are chosen during their respective political party's leadership conventions upon the completion of a leadership election . Exceptions to this process sometimes occur when Members of Parliament leave their former party to form
434-603: The House by secret ballot . The Republican Party is represented in the House by Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson , whereas the Democratic Party is represented by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries . In the House of Representatives, the most powerful official is the House-elected Speaker . Jaime Harrison serves as the chair of the Democratic Party , while Michael Whatley serves as
465-1481: The People of Tunisia Wafa Movement Defunct Young Tunisians (1907–?) Destour (1920–1960) Neo Destour (1934–1964) Communist Party (1934–1993) Socialist Destourian Party (1964–1988) Democratic Constitutional Rally (1988–2011) Progressive Democratic Party (1983–2012) Ettajdid Movement (1993–2012) Al-Watan Party (2011–2013) Democratic Alliance Party (2012–2017) National Destourian Initiative (2011–2019) Politics Portal List of political parties Politics of Tunisia Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Social_Democratic_Path&oldid=1253152909 " Categories : 2012 establishments in Tunisia Feminist organisations in Tunisia Feminist parties in Africa Political parties established in 2012 Secularism in Tunisia Social democratic parties in Africa Social democratic parties in Tunisia Hidden categories: Articles needing additional references from December 2018 All articles needing additional references Articles with short description Short description
496-623: The Republic Democratic Forum for Labour and Liberties Democratic Party Expatriate Tunisians' Call Free Patriotic Union Green Party for Progress Green Tunisia Party Justice and Development Party Maghrebi Republican Party Movement Party National Front for Salvation Pirate Party Popular Unity Movement Popular Unity Party Rad Al Iitibar Reform Front Party Social Liberal Party Socialist Party Tunisian Pirate Party Unionist Democratic Union Voice of
527-688: The Republic (7) Democratic Patriots' Unified Party (2) Tunisia Forward (1) Independent lists (52) Unfilled seats (7) Unrepresented Ennahda Heart of Tunisia Democratic Current Dignity Coalition Free Destourian Party Long Live Tunisia Machrouu Tounes Nidaa Tounes Errahma Tunisian Alternative Republican People's Union Afek Tounes Green League Current of Love Farmers' Voice Party Aïch Tounsi Popular Front Democratic and Social Union ( VDS - PR - MDS ) Socialist Destourian Party Al Amal Congress for
558-678: The Senate Kamala Harris, President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate Patty Murray , Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin on the Democratic side, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Whip John Thune on the Republican side. The party leaders of the House of Representatives are elected by their respective parties in
589-582: The United States, who serve more so as the chief administrative officers of their respective political parties), or the leadership may be automatically bestowed on an incumbent president who belongs to the party (such as the Democratic Progressive Party in Taiwan). In countries using the Westminster system, the leader of the largest political party not within the government serves as the leader of
620-575: The chair of the Republican Party . Union for Tunisia The Union for Tunisia ( Tunisian Arabic : الاتحاد من أجل تونس , French : Union pour la Tunisie ) is a secularist electoral alliance in Tunisia, formed on 11 February 2013 to run in the October 2014 legislative election . Originally, it consisted of five political parties, only three of which are still part of it ahead of
651-463: The country, the individual colloquially referred to as the "leader" of a political party may officially be party chair , secretary , or the highest political office. The party leader is often responsible for managing the party's relationship with the general public and leading the competition against political rivals, similar to the role of a party spokesperson . As such, they will take a leading role in developing and communicating party platforms to
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#1732776819868682-493: The electorate. In many representative democracies , party leaders compete directly for high political office. It is thus typical in such states (notably in the Westminster system ) for the party leader to seek election to the legislature and, if elected, to simultaneously serve as the party's parliamentary leader . In several countries utilizing the parliamentary system , if the party leader's political party emerges with
713-607: The general membership (sometimes the term "anointed" occurs informally or in media discourse). Sir Keir Starmer is leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister , while Kemi Badenoch was elected the leader of the Conservative Party , and thus Leader of the Opposition , in November 2024. If elected, political parties have party leaders in the executive branch of the United States government. The President becomes
744-403: The media and the general public, even if said office is technically not directly elected. Party Head or leader of a political party, subject to party's constitutional document need not be elected member of legislature and is therefore different from leader of parliamentary committee of a party. This is much harder to do in presidential and semi-presidential systems , where the chief executive
775-1002: The merger of the post-communist Ettajdid Movement and the Tunisian Labour Party, including some individual members of the Democratic Modernist Pole , together holding seven seats in the Constituent Assembly. It is led by Ahmed Brahim , former secretary of the Ettajdid Movement. On 11 February 2013, it became a part of the Union for Tunisia alliance of secularist parties. References [ edit ] ^ Daragahi, Borzou (27 February 2013), "Tunisia's Nahda makes independent U-turn" , Financial Times ^ Union for Tunisia: Jebali's initiative "step forward on right path" , TAP, 12 February 2013, archived from
806-588: The opposition . In Canada , the leaders of all major political parties are chosen during their respective political party's leadership conventions upon the completion of a leadership election . Exceptions to this process sometimes occur when Members of Parliament leave their former party to form a new party; examples of this include when Jean-François Fortin quit the Bloc Québécois to form Strength in Democracy in 2014 and when Maxime Bernier quit
837-509: The original on 17 February 2013 , retrieved 21 July 2013 ^ Ghribi, Asma (2 April 2012), Fusion of Centrist Parties to Create a New Force in Tunisian Politics , Tunisia-live.net v t e Political parties in Tunisia [REDACTED] Assembly of the Representatives of the People 25th of July Movement (80) People's Movement (12) Voice of
868-444: The party leaders often also hold important public offices (such as government minister or parliamentary leader ), those roles are clearly separated, even by law. Consequently, it does occasionally happen that the leaders of a German party are not even members of parliament, such as Saskia Esken and Lars Klingbeil , who are incumbent the chairpersons of the (governing) Social Democrats . This sometimes leads to open conflicts between
899-602: The party leadership, its parliamentary group and its members of government. In the Netherlands , the party leaders are the most senior politicians within the political parties in the Netherlands . The leaders outwardly act as the 'figurehead' and the main representative of the party. Within the party, they must ensure political consensus. At election time the leader is always the Lijsttrekker (top candidate) of
930-517: The party membership. In some parties, only incumbent members of the parliamentary party , or particular party office-holders, may vote; in others, such as the British Labour Party , though the entire membership is eligible to vote, some electors may have a much larger share of the vote than others (see also Superdelegate for a similar concept). If only one candidate emerges, they are said to be "elected by acclamation " or "ratified" by
961-619: Was elected in May 2021, and the representative of the conservative opposition PPP is Lee Jun-seok , a famous young politician who was elected in June 2021. In the Democratic party's presidential election, it is also elected through public opinion polls, not party members. For the PPP, however, they calculate the public opinion poll and the party member poll by 50:50. The major political parties in Taiwan are