Tunisia’s election commission announced Tuesday that independent candidates had received the most votes in municipal elections earlier this week, with 32.2%. The moderate Islamist Ennahda party received 28.6% of the vote, while the secular Nidaa Tunis party received 20.8%. However, Ennahda claimed victory as independents are not organized in a bloc. Read More
Tunisian military and security personnel voted in Tunisia's first local elections since the 2011 revolution, but some are worried that this could lead to the military becoming too political.
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi suspended negotiations on a Cabinet reshuffle and economic reforms on Monday. Tunisia’s ruling parties failed to agree on the fate of Prime Minister Youssef Chahed as the secular Nidaa Tunis party called for his removal, a proposal rejected by the Islamist Ennahda party. Officials of the two parties also failed to agree on a new economic reform plan to solve Tunisia’s economic crisis. Read More