Tewassoul becomes the main opposition in the 2018 election

In the 1 September 2018 legislative election (run-off 15 September), Tewassoul won 14 of 146 seats with 11.3% — second to the ruling UPR and the largest opposition party, confirming the Islamists as the only organized counterweight to the pro-presidential bloc.

Referenced entities

Parties

National Rally for Reform and Development (Tewassoul)

Sources

en.wikipedia.org

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APA 7Reference list · academic default

Gara, T. (2026). Tewassoul becomes the main opposition in the 2018 election [Event record]. Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/pulse/fbb7b4ab-ea2b-4edd-ba08-6455749a8c64

Chicago author-dateCommon in political-science journals

Gara, Tarek. 2026. "Tewassoul becomes the main opposition in the 2018 election." Event record, Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/pulse/fbb7b4ab-ea2b-4edd-ba08-6455749a8c64.

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@misc{tayyar-event-fbb7b4ab-ea2b-4edd-ba08-6455749a8c64,
  title     = {{Tewassoul becomes the main opposition in the 2018 election}},
  author    = {Gara, Tarek},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset},
  type      = {Event record},
  url       = {https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/pulse/fbb7b4ab-ea2b-4edd-ba08-6455749a8c64},
  urldate   = {2026-07-27},
  note      = {Event date: 2018-09-01. First-pass entry; second-pass external review planned before publication.}
}

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APA 7Preprint

Gara, T. (2026). Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset [Preprint]. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/paper

BibTeXPreprint

@unpublished{tayyar-preprint,
  title  = {{Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset}},
  author = {Gara, Tarek},
  year   = {2026},
  type   = {Preprint},
  url    = {https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/paper},
  urldate = {2026-07-27},
  note   = {Living document, regenerated from the live dataset on page load.}
}

Event date: 2018-09-01. First-pass entry; second-pass external review planned before publication.