Nawaat Magazine: Minister of culture troubled by special issue cover

«Photo or caricature?» However burning the question may be, we will not answer it in the present editorial. Instead, we will leave it to the experts at the Ministry of Culture to weigh the gravity of our «error». What we will acknowledge here is the significance of the incident, an accurate and barefaced representation of the extraordinary (mis)adventures that unfold under Saied’s New Order.

President Saied’s Health: From silence to sound bite

Never has the health of a Tunisian president been the center of so much public attention. The spotlight was on Kais Saied’s physical condition from the moment he announced his candidacy for president. After refraining from commenting on rumors relating to his mental health, the president responded for the first time to remarks about his absence from the end of March through early April 2023.

Purifier l’administration : une nouvelle étape dans la dérive du régime

Quel est le point commun entre la nomination d’un nouveau Chef du gouvernement et les remontrances adressées publiquement à la PDG de la télévision ? Ces deux évènements illustrent la nouvelle priorité de Kais Saied : « purifier » l’Administration. Si cette volonté de purge s’inscrit dans la logique de la consolidation du régime, sa mise en œuvre risque de brouiller les équilibres précaires au sein du pouvoir.