Constitutional Democratic Rally

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Template:Politicsboxend The Constitutional Democratic Rally (French: Rassemblement Constitutionel Démocratique) is the ruling party in Tunisia. It is the party of president Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, prime minister Mohamed Ghannouchi and received 91.6% of the vote in the 1999 elections. This gave it 148 out of 182 seats in Tunisia's parliament. 34 seats are guaranteed for the opposition. At the last legislative elections, 24 October 2004, the party won 87.7 % of the popular vote and 152 out of 189 seats. The same day, its candidate Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, won 94.5 % at the presidential elections and was re-elected president.