Africa & Middle East · reference
🇹🇳 Tunisia
Presidential republic after an authoritarian turn
SystemPresidential republic after an authoritarian turn
Head of statePresident Kaïs Saïed
Head of governmentPrime Minister Sara Zaafarani
LegislatureAssembly of the Representatives of the People · 161 seats, elected on very low turnout, plus a council of regions
ElectionsElections continue but rivals were jailed or barred before the 2024 presidential vote and the judiciary has been brought to heel
Last election2024-10-06 · presidential election, an official 91 percent for Saïed
Next election2027 · parliamentary election due
The Arab Spring's lone democratic success reversed course after Saïed suspended parliament in 2021 and imposed a hyper-presidential constitution in 2022. Opposition leaders across the spectrum, including Ennahda's Rached Ghannouchi, are imprisoned, and mass trials of critics have drawn international condemnation. The economy leans on EU migration-linked support amid recurring fiscal crises.
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