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 [...]
Tunisia’s next government is beginning to take shape after the October 23rd elections, and the top four parties deserve a closer look. Tunisians went to the polls on October 23rd to elect 217 members of a Constituent Assembly, which will have the power to draft a new constitution, appoint a president, and establish a new transitional government. [...]
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 [...]
Note: This interview was conducted in the morning of October 27th. In a press conference held later that evening, ISIE (the Independent High Authority for the Elections) announced its decision to drop Al Aridha’s lists in several districts, including: Tataouine, Sfax 1, Jendouba, Kasserine, Sidi Bouzid, and France 2, causing the party to lose a [...]
La Presse (The Press), Daily Governmental Results of a First, Big Test Aridha Chaabia in the Crosshairs Merkel Congratulates Tunisian People For Free Elections Sarkozy: France Will Be Vigilant on Human Rights Zarzis: November 1, Beginning of Olive Crop Starting Today: Increase in Cigarette Prices Academy of Finance to Train High Quality Skills Le Temps [...]
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 [...]
La Presse (The Press), Daily Governmental Transparency and Citizenship, Yet Violations Sit-in and Demonstrations Opposing Results 9 Seats Out of 18 for Ennahdha in the Elections Abroad Elections Observation Missions’ Reactions The Future Battle Le Temps (The Times), Daily Independent Towards a New Social Model: What Are the Guarantees? Ennahdha Takes the Lion’s Share “If [...]
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 [...]
The political parties that will form the Constituent Assembly tasked with re-writing Tunisia’s constitution and with appointing a new interim government will have considerable influence in directing the future of the country. Thus, Tunisians’ votes on October 23rd will exert unprecedented amounts of power, and it is imperative that citizens understand what to expect from [...]
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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