Extremely low participation in the first round of legislative elections has brought the government face to face with a dilemma: how to set up a regime intended to be the expression of the people’s aspirations…without the people?
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Legislative elections 2022: The end of Saied’s state of exception?
Presented as a crucial political moment, the December 17 legislative elections were supposed to be the final act of Tunisia’s state of exception which began on July 25, 2021. If nothing else, this affirmation deserves to be put into perspective.
نواة على عين المكان: مظاهرة 25 جويلية ضد المنظومة الحاكمة
انتظمت، الأحد 25 جويلية 2021، مسيرة في باردو، تزامنت مع تحركات احتجاجية في عديد الجهات. هذا التحرك، الذي دعت إليه صفحات على فايسبوك، رفع شعار حل البرلمان و إسقاط النظام. و تطور في بعض الجهات إلى اقتحام مقرات حركة النهضة. ورغم حرارة الطقس و غلق كل المنافذ إلى باردو، إلا أن المحتجين نجحوا في كسر الحصار و الإحتجاج. يذكر أن مواجهات وقعت بين المحتجين و قوات البوليس.
Covid 19 in Tunisia: Legal clarifications regarding the « protective masks affair »
During his hearing before parliament’s Administrative Reform Commission, Tunisian Minister of Industry Salah Ben Youssef presented his excuses to the Tunisian public due to suspicions surrounding a project to manufacture two million protective masks in which a parliamentary deputy was implicated. How to shed light on the affair? And how have parliament and control structures reacted?
Draft Law Concerning the Right of Access to Information: three steps forward, two steps back
Currently on the table for discussion in Parliament, Draft Law n°55/2014 concerning the right of access to information continues to make waves. Last week, Reporters without Borders confirmed concerns previously expressed by a number of civil society organizations including IWatch, Touensa, and the LTDH. Analysis.
