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The boycott of the elections by the PDL risks weakening the legitimacy of the results given that the party was the leader in opinion polls. [37] Afek Tounes, [38] Machrouu Tounes, [39] the Social Democratic Path [40] and the National Alliance party of Néji Jalloul are also boycotting the legislative election. [41]
Heart of Tunisia, the Free Destourian Party, and Tahya Tounes announced after the results were released that they would prefer to sit in opposition. [citation needed] In February 2020, Parliament approved a new coalition government in a confidence vote after months of negotiations.
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]
October 2014 saw the first democratic parliamentary elections since the 2011 revolution, resulting in a win by the secularist Nidaa Tounes party with 85 seats in the 217-member assembly. [2] Tunisia is a member of the Arab League, the African Union and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
TUNIS (Reuters) -Tunisia's parliament was set to vote on a major amendment to the electoral law on Friday, nine days before a presidential election that opposition groups fear will cement ...
Elections were held in the last 30 days of each five-year term. To be eligible for office, one had to be a voter with a Tunisian mother or father and be at least 23 years. [3] [8] Tunisia's upper chamber, the Chamber of Advisors, was created in July 2002 by Parliament. Its membership was restricted to two-thirds of the number of members in the ...
Tunisia's parliament began debating on Wednesday and looked set to approve a new coalition government, after months of political wrangling that has slowed the north African country's efforts to ...
The 2024 National Council of Regions and Districts election took place on 28–29 March in Tunisia in order to elect the 77 members of the upper house of the Tunisian Parliament. It was the first election to the chamber since the enactment of the 2022 constitution .