Tag: Tunisia
Essebsi’s Communication Scandals and Ennahdha’s Mixed Messages
Tunisians celebrated the Eid Al Adha feast with a strong dose of electoral campaign blunders emanating from Beji Caid Essebsi’s communication performance. His appearance on public TV last week was a difficult experience, even for his supporters. In response to...
Al Islah Party’s Alliance with the National Independence Party
Jabhat Al Islah, a Salafi party, has announced that it will enter the upcoming legislative elections under joint lists with the National Independence Party (NIP), the latest political party to be formed in Tunisia. Announced at a press conference on...
Race for Presidential Elections Open
Now that the deadline for presidency candidacy was over on Monday the race is open among the presidential hopefuls to build coalitions. With Ennahdha not presenting an official candidate, its voting base will inevitably have a say in the outcome...
Damage Control inside Nidaa Tounes
The decision of Beji Caid Sebesi to run for president seems to have brought rivalries within Nidaa Tounes into the open, and on Sunday night Tunisians were given a taste of electoral campaign scandals. The revelations, however, did not come...
King Maker? Ennahdha Decides not to run for Presidential Elections
After three months of suspense and following two days of consultations, the Ennahdha Movement’s Shura Council decided that the movement will not present a candidate from its ranks for the upcoming presidential election in November. Ennahdha, however, would “support the...
President Merzouki Lifts State of Emergency
Tunisian president Mouncef Merzouki lifted the state of emergency enforced since 14 January 2011. The decision does not apply to the military areas on the border with Algeria and Libya. As stipulated by the roadmap agreement of the Quartic national...
Ennahdha’s Legislative Candidates Announced
On Monday 25 August, the Ennahdha Movement put an end to speculations about its intentions for the upcoming legislative elections, on 26 October, when it made public its list of candidates. With 46% female and 54% male candidates Ennahdha allocated...
Mixed Reactions to the Government’s Anti-Terrorism Measures
The draconian anti-terrorism decisions enforced by the Tunisian government last week, following the killing of 14 soldiers on the Chaambi Mount, have fuelled an already polarised public opinion and civil society. Ennahdha issued a communique in Arabic, on 23 July,...