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The 217 members of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People were previously elected by closed list proportional representation in 33 multi-member constituencies (27 in Tunisia and 6 representing Tunisian expatriates) with seats allocated using the largest remainder method and a mandated zipper system: alternating female and male candidates on the list, and a male and female candidate ...
Parliamentary elections were held in Tunisia on 26 October 2014. [1] Campaigning started on 4 October 2014. [2] They were the first free regular legislative elections since independence in 1956, and the first elections held following the adoption of the new constitution in January 2014, which created a 217-seat Assembly of the Representatives of the People. [3]
Several candidates and campaign workers were also arrested and sentenced to prison during the candidate registration process, including Abir Moussi, who received a two-year sentence for charges of spreading false news shortly after registering her candidacy on 3 August, as well as Nizar Chaari, who received an eight-month prison term on 5 ...
La Presse de Tunisie was founded in 1934 [2] by Henri Smadja, a Tunisian and French Jewish doctor and lawyer, born in Tunisia, who became the owner of the daily newspaper Combat. The paper, based in Tunis, [3] was close to the Constitutional Democratic Rally. [1] Its sister paper is Arabic newspaper Assahafah. [2]
Tunisian Chamber of Deputies. The politics of Tunisia takes place within the framework of a unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic, [1] with a president serving as head of state, prime minister as head of government, a unicameral legislature and a court system influenced by French civil law.
The Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (Arabic: المنتدى التونسي للحقوق الإقتصادية والإجتماعية; French: Forum Tunisien pour les Droits Economiques et Sociaux, or FTDES) is a non-governmental organization in Tunisia. FTDES studies and makes recommendations about such socioeconomic issues as ...
The 25 July Movement announces its participation in the 2022–23 Tunisian parliamentary election. [6] However, they are threatening to boycott the elections if the President of the Republic does not take into consideration the recommendations of his entourage. [7]
On 1 August 2023, Hachani was appointed by President Kais Saied to form the country's new government. He replaced Najla Bouden who was dismissed that day. [3] [4]On 7 August 2024, Hachani was dismissed as prime minister by President Saied and was replaced by social affairs minister Kamel Madouri.