Ettajdid party, the core of the modernist political coalition known as the Democratic Modernist Pole (PDM), thinks that center-left Ettakatol party has compromised its principles and identity by allying with moderate Islamist party Ennahda to form a coalition government. Samir Bettaieb , a member of the political bureau of Ettajdid and a teacher at the [...]
Tunisian and international audiences alike have recently been moved by the case of Yosri Triki, a young Tunisian student incarcerated in Iraq who is set to be executed within the end of the week. The news has circulated on Facebook and across various national and international news sources, increasing knowledge of Triki’s situation and intensifying [...]
Now that the votes have been tallied and the victors of Tunisia’s October 23rd elections have been announced, the country’s Constituent Assembly is finally beginning to take shape. All eyes are fixed on the composition of Tunisia’s first independent governing body, and speculation is rife – especially since the moderate Islamist party Ennahda has secured [...]
In an interview with Assbah, Hamma Hammami the leader of the Tunisian Communist Workers’ Party conceded defeat in the election battle for seats in the Constituent Assembly. Hammami attributes the election loss of his party to the failure of leftist parties from working together. For Hamma Hammami it is now time to get used to [...]
In December of 2010, Mohamed Bouazizi brought the world’s attention to Sidi Bouzid — a governorate located in southern Tunisia — when he set himself aflame, protesting the marginalization of his region by the current government, as well as the unsupportable living conditions there. Ten months and one revolution later, the city itself is on [...]
Whether welcomed or feared, Ennahda’s victory in Tunisia’s October 23rd elections was expected by Tunisians and the international public alike. But what about Al Aridha Chaabia, the Popular Petition party? Formed only seven months ago in March of 2011, the party (which is actually a group of independent lists scattered throughout Tunisia’s various districts, all [...]
Although ISIE’s official results concerning Sunday’s Constituent Assembly elections still continue to trickle in, it is clear that Ennahda has ascended to the winner’s seat. In fact, the only party that has earned more seats than Ennahda in any of Tunisia’s districts revealed thus far is the wild card Al Aridha Chaabia (the People’s Petition), [...]
La Presse (The Press), Daily Governmental Ennahdha’s Wave “We Should Respect the Choice of the Majority,” Carter Center Great Thanks to Our Policemen and Soldiers Objective of Moving from an Agrarian Economy to an Industrial One Ennahdha’s Heavy Responsibility Essebsi’s Procession Stopped by Families of the Revolution’s Wounded Le Temps (The Times), Daily Independent Ennahdha [...]
After Tunisia’s election booths closed their doors for the day and were converted into tallying stations, many of the political parties contending for seats in Tunisia’s new Constituent Assembly took the opportunity to savor a well-deserved rest and to reflect on the electoral process before the results begin to roll in. During the evening of [...]
Voting in École Bilel in Menzah 6 commenced without a hitch this morning, with local and international observers announcing the official start of the process and opening of poll booths at 7:08 am. Just half an hour later, a controversial political figure arrived – Rached Ghannouchi. When the leader of Ennahdha arrived at 7:40 am, [...]
Wave of Resignations Shakes Aridha Chaabia
Twelve members of Aridha Chaabia - nine of which are head of lists – declared in a press release that they want to be independent from the party. This, according to the document, comes because of “Hashmi Hamdi‘s attempts to deprive them of their will, and his persistence in imposing his opinion in issues directly involving the local [...]
Occupy Wall Street Comes to Tunisia
Hundreds of protesters occupied the Place des Droits de l’Homme in downtown Tunis today as part of the call to use the date of 11/11/11 to spread the anti-capitalist Occupy Wall Street protests across the world. Around 200 people gathered in the square, nearly all of them young, but from varied backgrounds: artists, students, activists, some [...]
The President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas, who is also the Chairperson of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), arrived yesterday afternoon to Tunisia for an official visit of three days. Abbas will be meeting the interim President Foued Mebazza and interim Prime Minister Beji Caid Essebsi. He will also be meeting with heads of [...]
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