Tunisia's Al Nahda Movement, formerly known as the Islamic Direction Movement, won the majority of seats in the parliamentary elections of 2011 and 2018, and came second in that of 2014. As a result, late Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi from Nidaa Tunes – a secular party - was elected for office in 2014 succeeded by the incumbent president, who is independent, in 2019. It is noteworthy to mention that the Islamist movement became officially a political party after the 2011 revolution that toppled former Tunisian President Zein El Abdin Bin Ali. The Tunisian former parliamentarian and Egyptian Expert in Arab Affairs Hamed Fares attributed this to a decade of failure by the governments formed by Al Nahda movement since the Arab Spring in 2011. A number of Tunisian parties have also expressed support to the decision of President Said, including Afaq Tunis Party, and Al Takatol Al Tunisi Party.
