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Political Theory
Tunisia Elections 2024: The Fake Reluctant Autocrat
Ruth Hanau Santini 30 September 2024

Since July 25, 2021, Tunisia has been in a state of self-coup. President Kais Saied, elected two years earlier, suspended parliament that summer, had the prime minister resign, and issued two presidential decrees that consolidated all executive powers in his hands – rather than sharing them with the prime minister, as outlined in the 2014 Constitution.
Political Theory
Democracy’s Double Bind: Tunisia and the Paradox of Consensus
Sharan Grewal 5 September 2024

Sharan Grewal, Assistant Professor of Government at William & Mary, discusses Tunisia’s democratic collapse, attributing it to excessive consensus between political factions, which led to public disillusionment and the rise of populist leader Kais Saied. While a short-term return to democracy is unlikely due to Saied’s popularity, there may be a chance in the future.
Human Rights, International Affairs
International Academics Call for Ghannouchi’s Release in Tunisia
Alessandra Tommasi 27 September 2023
International Affairs
Rached Ghannouchi’s Arrest: the End of the Tunisian Exception
Alessandra Tommasi 1 June 2023

Twelve years after the Arab Springs, the curtain is closing on what has been the only Arab democracy: the so-called Tunisian exception. On May 15, Ennahda leader Rached Ghannouchi was sentenced to one year of prison as part of a crackdown on dissent that has become more acute since early 2023, but started at least one year ago according to Andrew March.
International Affairs
After the Referendum, Tunisia’s Democracy on the Brink
Federica Zoja 4 August 2022

Ten days after a largely boycotted vote on a new Constitution pushed forward by president Kais Saied, official results have yet to be announced, while a new IMF loan is urgently needed to keep the country afloat. The coming weeks will be crucial for the destiny of the young North African democracy.
International Affairs
A Cold Authoritarian Wind Sweeps over the Middle East and North Africa
Gianni Del Panta 6 October 2021

From Egypt to Tunisia, from Algeria to Morocco, Islamist and democratic hopes alike have been dashed, or crashed. Time to reflect on how that could happen.
International Affairs
Najla Bouden, the Woman Set to Lead Tunisia in a State of Exception
Abdel Aziz Hali 4 October 2021

The poorly known Tunisian geologist was tasked by President Saied of forming a new government. Will she have any space to deliver?
International Affairs
North Africa’s Last Democracy is Now Officially Suspended
Federica Zoja 26 August 2021

Tunisia’s President Kaïs Saïed has announced the extension “until further notice” of the state of exception. While free voices are increasingly intimidated.
International Affairs
Saïed had Carefully Paved the Way for the Suspension of Democracy. What’s Next for Tunisia?
Federica Zoja 30 July 2021

Eighty-seven per cent of Tunisians support the President’s decision to ‘freeze’ parliament’s work for 30 days. Yet the danger of an authocratic swing is high.
International Affairs
Protests, Power Struggles, Conservative Nostalgia: Tunisia’s Troubling Times
Federica Zoja 3 February 2021

Ten years after the sudden destitution of President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, all the chickens are coming home to roost in a Tunisia drained by what appears to be a never-ending economic crisis. Political reports mirror a situation that is now festering and in which conflict pervades the present.