Tunisian Politics

At the end of an extraordinary meeting of its Shura (Consultative) Council, Tunisia's Al-Nahda Party has agreed on having a dual parliamentary system which balances the powers of the...

Tunisia's National Constituent Assembly approved on Wednesday the new government headed by a leader of the El-Nahda Movement, Ali Al-Areed, with 139 votes out of 217. The new government...

Leader of the Tunisian Al-Nahda movement, Sheikh Rashid al-Ghannouchi, has congratulated the Tunisian army and police for thwarting "terrorist acts" in the country and denounced calls for jihad. Al-Ghannouchi...

Shaikh Rashid Ghannouchi, the head of Tunisia's ruling Islamic Renaissance Movement, Al-Nahda, has said that trying to overthrow the elected government through violent means is unacceptable. The people, he...

Rashid Al-Ghannouchi, the leader of Tunisia's ruling Al-Nahda Party has said that harmony between the ruling party and the other political parties is essential to get through the transitional...

In a statement issued on Monday the movement commented on calls to dissolve the Constituent Assembly (the parliament) and the government, and warned against a repeat of Egypt's scenario...

The Tunisian presidency has announced three days of mourning in the country over the death of nine Tunisian soldiers in Al-Shaanbi neighbourhood at the Tunisian-Algerian border. The soldiers were...

The head of Tunisia's Al-Nahda Party has said that the dissolution of the National Constituent Assembly is a red line that cannot be crossed. Shaikh Rashid Ghannouchi added that...

The head of Tunisian Constituent Assembly Mostafa bin-Jaafar announced the suspension of the writing of the new constitution for an unspecified time, a move he said was connected to...

The Deputy Head of Tunisia's Al-Nahda Party said on Sunday that the Islamic movement is ready to accept any solution aimed at ending the transitional period in order to...

Speaking to 'Al Mutawassit' channel TV station Tunisia's yesterday Ennahda leader Rashid Ghannouchi said; "What happened is a brutality committed not by humans but by monsters driven by hate...

Tunisian President Al-Moncef Al-Marzouqi has reshuffled the army leadership for the first time since the escape of the former President Zainul-Abideen Bin-Ali. A statement issued by the President's office...

Tunisia's Al-Nahda Party has rejected a demand by the secularist opposition to step down from government until the upcoming elections have taken place. The demand was made after the...

The leader of Tunisia's Al-Nahda (Renaissance) Party, has praised the political dialogue in the country and the general consensus about the resumption of discussions this week. Sheikh Rashid Ghannouchi...

The head of Tunisia's Islamic movement Al-Nahdah, Sheikh Rashid Al-Ghannouchi, affirmed on Monday that, "the current government will not resign unless an alternative is ready." Al-Ghannouchi also denied a...

Tunisia's interim President Moncef Marzouki has described Egypt's situation as shocking to himself or any other "democratic person", based on the fact that liberals and human rights activists have...

Tunisia's Islamist Al-Nahda Party and opposition groups have signed an agreement to form a new government made up of independents within weeks. The deal eases the country's political crisis...

The Al Chahed approached Tunisia's Jewish spiritual leader to benefit from the openness provided by the Arab Spring which allowed the media, researchers, intellectuals and ordinary citizens to know...

The Tunisian Prime Ministry has issued a statement saying that the deputies of the parliament are refusing to dissolve it, claiming that this would lead to "chaos". Meanwhile other...

Tunisia's Prime Minister Ali Laarayedh said on Wednesday that the demonstrations in Tunis do not worry his government, stressing that the army is dedicated to protecting the people and...

Rashid Ghannouchi has urged Tunisia's political parties to "prioritise reason and compromise" as the first formal talks of the "national dialogue" got underway on Wednesday. The talks coincide with...

Tunisia's ruling EnNahda party has started a national dialogue on Friday with the opposition 'Salvation Front' to form a caretaker government and prepare for general elections. The dialogue is...

In the wake of suspending the national dialogue in Tunis, head of the Islamist Al-Nahda movement Rashid Al-Ghanouchi ruled out fears of a coup in his country, Anadolu news...

Rashid Ghannouchi, the head of the Tunisian Al-Nahda Party, which is currently leading the ruling coalition in Tunisia, reiterated on Thursday his party's refusal to recognise the resignation of...

Tunisia's ruling Islamist party Ennahda has accused the opposition, particularly the Popular Front, of creating obstacles to undermine the national dialogue. During a conference on Thursday in the capital...

The head of the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT), Houcine Abbassi, announced on Thursday evening that the Tunisian political parties have reached a deal on who will become Tunisia's...

The leader of Tunisia's Ennahda Islamist party, Rachid Ghannouchi, has confirmed his belief that democracy will prevail in those countries that experienced the Arab Spring, and that dictatorships no...

A nationwide committee in Tunisia has called for the constitution to outlaw any "normalisation" with Israel. The National Committee for Supporting Arab Resistance and Fighting Normalisation and Zionism has...

Tunisia's Ennahda-led government is set to resign in the next few days to make way for an interim administration once government and opposition parties agree on the makeup of...

Tunisia's National Constituent Assembly (NCA) approved on Tuesday chapters of the new constitution which guarantees the "republican" nature of the security apparatus and the army and their "full impartiality"...

Tunisia's Constituent Assembly ratified on Thursday an article stipulating that all male and female citizens have the same rights and duties and are equal before the law without discrimination....

Tunisia's National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) was scheduled on Monday to complete the vote on the new chapter of the Constitution related to judicial powers, but heated discussion took place...