President of Nidaa Tounes Beacuteji Caid Essebsi asserted the presence of positive indicators showing an aance of Nidaa Tounes in the legislative elections. We have positive indicators showing that Nidaa Tounegraves could be at the forefront of the parties in the race for the legislative elections, he specified, in a meeting with the press, held Sunday in the party’s premises. […]
Spokesman of the election campaign of the Popular Front Nasser Laouini denounced, on Sunday evening, “several very serious offenses,” in the electoral process and during the voting process in the constituencies of Siliana, Kef, Tunis, Ben Arous, Kasserine and Nabeul. At a press briefing, Laouini said elections “were diverted from their goals,” referring to constituencies in Europe where “manipulation of […]
Interim Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa visited, Sunday Morning, the Interior Ministry to follow-up the conduct of the vote from the logistic and security point of view, from the Interior Ministry’s operations room. He held a security meeting with attendance of Interior Minister Lotfi Ben Jeddou, Minister in charge of Security Ridha Sfar and Director-Generals of the security bodies. In a […]
The Administrative Court dismissed, Friday, all appeals relating to candidatures for presidential elections. The appeals chambers of the Administrative Court had considered and rejected 23 appeals against the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) for procedural and substantive deficiencies. Yet, fifteen complainants lodged an appeal before the plenary session of the Administrative Court, as stipulated by the law. The court […]
Members of the visiting delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe praised the steps made in Tunisia on the pathway to democracy which “made possible the organisation of elections in a context of national consensus.” Tunisia made steady progress towards democracy notably with the promulgation of a consensual constitution, they said as they met Saturday with President […]
Secretary-General of the Nidaa Tounes Movement Taieb Baccouche pointed to the presence of “positive signs showing a lead of Nidaa Tounes over Ennahdha in the legislative elections.” At a press conference held by Nidaa Tounes after the vote on Sunday evening, Taieb Baccouche said all indicators are “good” and point to the lead of Nidaa Tounes over Ennahdha. Source : […]
As Tunisia’s historic election nears, political campaigns are a source of entertainment for voters. Thousands of candidates are seeking seats in the legislative poll on Sunday (October 26th), so politicians had to turn creative to make an impression. Between Nidaa Tounes’ palm tree and Ennahda’s dove, the streets are filled with various motifs, including a pair of scissors, a pepper, […]
Vice-president of Ennahdha movement Abdelhamid Jelassi estimated, Sunday, necessary to refrain from proclaiming results of the legislative elections before the official proclamation of the results “. All the stakeholders in the ballot more particularly the political parties, the opinion poll institutions and media are invited to refrain from giving results of the legislative elections before the official proclamation of the […]
Caretaker President Moncef Marzouki conferred, Friday, with delegations of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the European Parliament currently inTunisia as part of an observation mission for the legislative and presidential elections. Marzouki underlined the importance of monitoring elections in all their stages, reads a Presidency of Republic press release. He also said he is confident Tunisians […]
Visiting the region of Nabeul on Saturday to monitor the ultimate preparations for the elections, Interim Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa spoke to reporters on the Oued Ellil operation. “Much more than an anti-terror operation, it was an early intervention designed to thwart any terrorist plan,” he said. The operation of Oued Ellil “sends to Tunisians not a message of concern […]
The National Army heavily shelled, Thursday, the heights of Kasserine, Official Spokesperson for the National Defense Ministry (DM) Lieutenant-Colonel Belhassen Oueslati said. The Army units shelled the heights of Kasserine using various kinds of munition and artillery, he added in a statement to TAP. Two soldiers were slightly wounded, Thursday morning in Sakiet Sidi Youssef, in the governorate of Kef, […]
The draft State budget for 2015 has allocated 845 million Tunisian dinars (MTD) to the military and security institutions, announced Minister of Economy and Finance Hakim Ben Hammouda. Speaking at press conference held on Friday in Kasbah to present the finance draft law for 2015, he added that the amount earmarked to the military institution has increased from 200 MTD […]
