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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]
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Tunisia’s president dissolved parliament Wednesday in the latest blow to the North African country’s young democracy. President Kais Saied announced the decision in a televised address, after ...
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 .
Malek Saïhi, secretary general of the Young Tunisian Patriots movement and former candidate in the 2022–23 parliamentary election in the Nabeul constituency, announced his candidacy in July 2024. Kamel Akrout, former first national security adviser under President Beji Caid Essebsi, [35] [36] announced his candidacy in July 2024. [37] [38]
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.