Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet

Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet
Part of the aftermath of the Jasmine Revolution
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).
Date	Formed 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
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 Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet (Arabic: الرباعي التونسي للحوار الوطني‎, French: Quartet du dialogue national) is a group of four civil society organizations that were central mediators in the effort to consolidate democratic gains and form a lasting constitutional settlement in Tunisia following the unrest and historic regime change of the 2011 Jasmine Revolution.^[1]

The quartet was formed in the summer of 2013 following a political crisis that halted the constitutional process.^[1] As a result of the Quartet's success in bringing the Ennahda-led government to see negotiations through and producing a historic constitution, on 9 October 2015, the quartet was awarded the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize.^[2][3]

The National Dialogue Quartet comprises the following organizations in Tunisian civil society:^[4]

• The Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT, Union Générale Tunisienne du Travail)
• The Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA, Union Tunisienne de l'Industrie, du Commerce et de l'Artisanat)
• The Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH, La Ligue Tunisienne pour la Défense des Droits de l'Homme)
• The Tunisian Order of Lawyers (Ordre National des Avocats de Tunisie)