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Pick any two parties for a compared brief — top divergences and convergences auto-computed from the dataset, a comparative political-science brief for canonical pairs, plus the compass overlay, spider overlay, and axis-by-axis table.

Average axis distance

5.63

Lower = more similar (Euclidean across shared axes, normalized by count)

Swap A and B

Same country · TN. Different families (islamist-sunni-electoral · nationalist-arab). Founded 35 years apart. Mean axis distance Δ̄ 5.63.

Top divergences

Where they split hardest

  • State & religion

    Ennahda -4.5 · Religious state vs Free Destourian Party +7.0 · Secular state

    Δ 11.5 points

  • Liberal democracy

    Ennahda +4.0 · Strong commitment vs Free Destourian Party -4.0 · Weak/anti

    Δ 8.0 points

  • Regional stance

    Ennahda -4.0 · Resistance/maximalist vs Free Destourian Party +3.0 · Stability/normalization

    Δ 7.0 points

Hand-written briefs exist for a set of canonical pairs (try the “Try:” chips above). For this pair, the auto-computed divergences and convergences in the cards above and the compass / spider below give you the full structural picture.

In their own words

One verified quote from each side, sourced.

A
Democracy is not a Western invention; it is a universal human value.

Frequent framing across post-2011 public commentary defending an electoral-Islamist commitment to participating in Tunisian competitive politics rather than imposing a single-party project.

No verified quote on file yet for Free Destourian Party.

Primary documents

Most recent docs in the Tayyar corpus from each party. Click through for full text.

Compass

A · Ennahda and B · Free Destourian Party are pinned with always-on labels. Other parties stay visible as faded context so you can locate either side on the map at a glance.

-10 -10 -5 -5 5 5 10 10 Libertarian · Statist Libertarian · Market Authority · Statist Authority · Market 23 parties 11 parties 19 parties 30 parties secular-liberal centroid · 12 parties religious-jewish centroid · 5 parties leftist-socdem centroid · 9 parties islamist-sunni-electoral centroid · 13 parties nationalist-arab centroid · 14 parties leftist-communist centroid · 12 parties nationalist-ethnic centroid · 5 parties islamist-shia centroid · 5 parties religious-christian centroid · 3 parties islamist-militant centroid · 3 parties islamist-salafi centroid · 2 parties ← Statist Market → Libertarian ↑ ↓ Authority Social ↕ Economic ↔ New Wafd Party (EG) · Economic +5.0, Social +3.0 EG New Wafd Party Religious Zionism Party (IL) · in government · Economic +3.5, Social -8.0 IL Religious Zionism Party Shas (IL) · in government · Economic -5.0, Social -8.5 IL Shas Socialist Forces Front (DZ) · Economic -4.0, Social +4.0 DZ Socialist Forces Front Socialist Union of Popular Forces (MA) · Economic -4.0, Social +4.0 MA Socialist Union of Popular Forces New Hope (IL) · in government · Economic +5.5, Social +2.0 IL New Hope Noam (IL) · in government · Economic +1.0, Social -9.0 IL Noam Ennahda (TN) · Economic +2.0, Social -5.0 TN Ennahda A · Ennahda Southern Transitional Council (YE) · in government · Economic +3.5, Social -2.0 YE Southern Transitional Council Sudanese Communist Party (SD) · Economic -8.0, Social +6.0 SD Sudanese Communist Party Syrian National Coalition (SY) · Economic +5.0, Social +1.0 SY Syrian National Coalition Ta'al (IL) · Economic -3.0, Social +4.0 IL Ta'al Yisrael Beiteinu (IL) · Economic +6.0, Social +4.0 IL Yisrael Beiteinu National Unity (IL) · Economic +3.0, Social +4.0 IL National Unity Free Egyptians Party (EG) · Economic +8.0, Social +5.5 EG Free Egyptians Party Meretz (IL) · Economic -3.0, Social +6.0 IL Meretz The Democrats (IL) · Economic -2.0, Social +8.0 IL The Democrats Tunisian Workers Party (TN) · Economic -9.0, Social +5.0 TN Tunisian Workers Party Workers' Party (DZ) · Economic -9.0, Social +3.5 DZ Workers' Party Yemeni Congregation for Reform (Islah) (YE) · in government · Economic +2.5, Social -7.0 YE Yemeni Congregation for Reform (Islah) Yemeni Socialist Party (YE) · Economic -6.0, Social +5.0 YE Yemeni Socialist Party People's Movement (TN) · Economic -6.0, Social +1.0 TN People's Movement Amal Movement (LB) · in government · Economic -3.5, Social -6.0 LB Amal Movement Ansar Allah (Houthis) (YE) · in government · Economic -6.0, Social -8.0 YE Ansar Allah (Houthis) Ba'ath Party (Syria) (SY) · dissolved · Economic -6.5, Social -0.5 SY Ba'ath Party (Syria) Balad (IL) · Economic -4.0, Social +5.0 IL Balad Democratic Unionist Party (SD) · Economic +2.5, Social -4.0 SD Democratic Unionist Party El Insaf (Equity Party) (MR) · in government · Economic +2.8, Social -6.0 MR El Insaf (Equity Party) Fatah (PS) · in government · Economic +1.5, Social -1.5 PS Fatah Free Patriotic Movement (LB) · in government · Economic +2.0, Social -2.0 LB Free Patriotic Movement Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (SY) · in government · Economic +2.5, Social -8.0 SY Hayat Tahrir al-Sham Islamic Salvation Front (DZ) · outlawed · Economic -3.0, Social -9.0 DZ Islamic Salvation Front Israeli Labor Party (IL) · Economic -3.0, Social +5.8 IL Israeli Labor Party Movement of Society for Peace (DZ) · Economic +0.0, Social -7.0 DZ Movement of Society for Peace Justice and Construction Party (LY) · Economic +0.0, Social -6.5 LY Justice and Construction Party Authenticity and Modernity Party (MA) · in government · Economic +5.0, Social +4.0 MA Authenticity and Modernity Party Istiqlal Party (MA) · in government · Economic +2.0, Social -4.0 MA Istiqlal Party Kataeb Party (LB) · Economic +5.0, Social -1.5 LB Kataeb Party National Umma Party (SD) · Economic +2.0, Social -3.0 SD National Umma Party Hadash-Ta'al (IL) · Economic -6.0, Social +6.0 IL Hadash-Ta'al Justice and Development Party (MA) · Economic +3.0, Social -6.0 MA Justice and Development Party Hamas (PS) · in government · Economic -3.0, Social -8.0 PS Hamas Kurdistan Democratic Party (IQ) · in government · Economic +4.0, Social -3.0 IQ Kurdistan Democratic Party Likud (IL) · in government · Economic +6.0, Social -2.0 IL Likud National Liberation Front (DZ) · in government · Economic -5.0, Social -3.0 DZ National Liberation Front National Rally for Reform and Development (Tewassoul) (MR) · Economic -1.0, Social -8.0 MR National Rally for Reform and Development (Tewassoul) Long Live Tunisia (TN) · Economic +6.0, Social +4.0 TN Long Live Tunisia National Rally of Independents (MA) · in government · Economic +8.0, Social +3.0 MA National Rally of Independents National Forces Alliance (LY) · Economic +6.0, Social +3.0 LY National Forces Alliance National Wisdom Movement (IQ) · in government · Economic +1.0, Social -4.0 IQ National Wisdom Movement Reform Party (JO) · Economic +2.5, Social -2.0 JO Reform Party Otzma Yehudit (IL) · in government · Economic +2.0, Social -8.0 IL Otzma Yehudit Mubadara (PS) · Economic -0.5, Social +4.5 PS Mubadara Northern Islamic Movement (IL) · outlawed · Economic -3.0, Social -7.0 IL Northern Islamic Movement Freedom and Justice Party (EG) · dissolved · Economic +2.0, Social -7.5 EG Freedom and Justice Party Islamic Action Front (JO) · Economic -1.0, Social -8.0 JO Islamic Action Front Al-Menbar Islamic Society (BH) · Economic +3.0, Social -7.5 BH Al-Menbar Islamic Society Hezbollah (LB) · in government · Economic -5.0, Social -8.0 LB Hezbollah Jordanian Communist Party (JO) · Economic -9.0, Social +5.5 JO Jordanian Communist Party Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society (BH) · dissolved · Economic -2.0, Social -6.0 BH Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society State of Law Coalition (IQ) · in government · Economic -3.5, Social -6.0 IQ State of Law Coalition Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PS) · Economic -4.0, Social -9.0 PS Palestinian Islamic Jihad Nour Party (EG) · Economic +2.5, Social -9.0 EG Nour Party Islamic Asalah Society (BH) · in government · Economic +3.0, Social -9.0 BH Islamic Asalah Society United Torah Judaism (IL) · in government · Economic -5.0, Social -9.0 IL United Torah Judaism Lebanese Forces (LB) · Economic +5.0, Social -1.0 LB Lebanese Forces Mostaqbal Watan (EG) · in government · Economic +3.0, Social -4.0 EG Mostaqbal Watan Sairoon Alliance (IQ) · Economic -2.0, Social -6.0 IQ Sairoon Alliance Democratic National Rally (DZ) · in government · Economic -2.0, Social -4.0 DZ Democratic National Rally National Charter Party (JO) · in government · Economic +3.5, Social -3.0 JO National Charter Party General People's Congress (YE) · Economic -2.0, Social -4.0 YE General People's Congress Free Destourian Party (TN) · Economic +1.0, Social -1.0 TN Free Destourian Party B · Free Destourian… PFLP (PS) · Economic -9.0, Social +4.0 PS PFLP Tagammu Party (EG) · Economic -7.0, Social +4.0 EG Tagammu Party Hadash (IL) · Economic -8.0, Social +6.5 IL Hadash Union of Forces of Progress (MR) · Economic -5.5, Social +4.0 MR Union of Forces of Progress DFLP (PS) · Economic -8.0, Social +4.5 PS DFLP Egyptian Social Democratic Party (EG) · Economic -2.5, Social +5.0 EG Egyptian Social Democratic Party Palestinian People's Party (PS) · Economic -8.0, Social +5.0 PS Palestinian People's Party Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (IQ) · in government · Economic +2.0, Social -2.0 IQ Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Progressive Socialist Party (LB) · in government · Economic -4.0, Social +4.0 LB Progressive Socialist Party Ra'am (United Arab List) (IL) · Economic -2.0, Social -6.0 IL Ra'am (United Arab List) Yesh Atid (IL) · Economic +4.0, Social +7.0 IL Yesh Atid

Spider overlay

A is the solid teal polygon; B is the dashed amber overlay. Distinct colors so the eye can always tell them apart, regardless of family.

Economic → Market Social → Libertarian State & religion → Secular state Liberal democracy → Strong commitment West alignment → Pro-Western Regional stance → Stability/normalization Palestinian question → Pro-Palestinian rights Civil liberties → Expand Regime stance → pro-regime Pan-Arab vs particularist → pan-Arab Centralism vs federalism → federalist Traditionalism vs modernization → modernizing Gender equality → Gender equality Iran posture → Pro-Iran / aligned Press freedom → Free press Sectarian power-sharing → Post-sectarian / civic state
Ennahda Free Destourian Party
A · Ennahda (TN) B · Free Destourian Party (TN) Δ̄ 5.63

Axis-by-axis

Sorted by absolute difference. Δ is A − B.

  1. State & religion
    A
    -4.5
    B
    +7.0
    Δ -11.5
  2. Liberal democracy
    A
    +4.0
    B
    -4.0
    Δ +8.0
  3. Regional stance
    A
    -4.0
    B
    +3.0
    Δ -7.0
  4. Civil liberties
    A
    +2.5
    B
    -4.0
    Δ +6.5
  5. Pan-Arab vs particularist
    A
    +2.0
    B
    -3.0
    Δ +5.0
  6. Regime stance
    A
    -4.5
    B
    +0.0
    Δ -4.5
  7. Social
    A
    -5.0
    B
    -1.0
    Δ -4.0
  8. Traditionalism vs modernization
    A
    +1.0
    B
    +5.0
    Δ -4.0
  9. West alignment
    A
    +2.0
    B
    +5.0
    Δ -3.0
  10. Palestinian question
    A
    +8.0
    B
    +6.0
    Δ +2.0
  11. Economic
    A
    +2.0
    B
    +1.0
    Δ +1.0
  12. Centralism vs federalism
    A
    -7.0
    B
    -8.0
    Δ +1.0