The group with a cumbersome name and some unlikely partners played a determining role in pulling Tunisia from the edge of civil war — and guiding it to the doorstep of democracy. The Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet was formed in October 2013 in the face of political chaos, including an opposition boycott of the parliament, extremist violence and a staggering economy. — In January 2015, a new permanent government was sworn in after parliamentary and presidential elections that resulted in the victory of the nationalist Nida Tunis (Tunisia Calls) party led by Beji Caid Essebsi, the nation's current president.