The Tunisian Court of First Instance issued a 3-year prison sentence against the head of the Ennahda Movement, Rached Ghannouchi. The Islamic Renaissance Movement in Tunisia has reserved a prominent place for itself in local, regional and international attention.
The Islamists in Tunisia presented themselves as involved in the national state, thus drawing a distance from other, more conservative and “Salafi” versions of Islam. The movement went too far in its proposal, stressing that it would adhere to the country's laws and its republican system.