High Ratings for UGTT; Negative Views toward Political Parties Do you have a opinion of
Tunisians are markedly unhappy with the political organizations at the center of the country’s struggle toward democracy over the last three years. Of all the organizations included in the survey, the one that fares the best is the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT), a powerful group credited with brokering a deal to help jumpstart the stagnated post-revolutionary transition last fall. More than half (53%) express a favorable opinion of the long-standing organization, while 37% rate it negatively.
All other political organizations garner less than a third of favorable responses. Ennahda, the moderate Islamist party that took heat for being unwilling to share power after winning Tunisia’s first free election, receives slightly more support than others, with positive ratings from 31% of Tunisians. While Ennahda accrues the greatest amount of negativity (64%), it also has the greatest recognition of all the political parties tested. The organization’s favorability has declined precipitously over the last two years, falling 34 percentage points since 2012 when 65% of Tunisians held a favorable opinion of the group.
Ettakatol, also called the Democratic Forum for Labor and Liberties, and the Congress Party for the Republic garner similar scores. Only about a quarter of Tunisians (26%) rate these groups favorably, while a majority express unfavorable opinions of them. Both secular, center-left parties have seen similar declines in their favorability of roughly 20 percentage points since 2012 (22 points for the Congress Party and 18 points for Ettakatol).
High Ratings for UGTT; Negative Views  | toward Political Parties  | Do you have a opinion of  | Favorable  | Unfavorable  | Tunisian General (UGTT)  | 37%  | 53%  | Labor Union (UGTT)  | Ennahda  | 64  | 31  | Etta katol (FDTL)  | 55  | 26  | Congress Party  | 57  | 26  | for Congress the Republic  | Republican Party  | 53  | 25  | Source: Spring 2014 Global Attitudes survey. Q48h-1.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 