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The 217 members of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People were previously elected by closed list proportional representation in 33 multi-member constituencies (27 in Tunisia and 6 representing Tunisian expatriates) with seats allocated using the largest remainder method and a mandated zipper system: alternating female and male candidates on the list, and a male and female candidate ...
Tunisia was upgraded to "Partly Free" after the revolution (often associated with the so-called Arab Spring, with its political rights rating improved from 7 to 3 (with 7 the worst and 1 the best) and its civil liberties rating going from 5 to 4. [1] As of 2016, Tunisia has been upgraded to "Free"—the only Arab country to receive this rating. [2]
The Soliman shooting was a shootout that occurred on January 3, 2007 in the Tunisian region of Soliman, south-east of Tunis.The national police forces fought an armed group calling itself "Asad ibn al-Furat's army" which had been initially labeled by the government as "dangerous criminals".
As of 2008, the U.S. Population Reference Bureau reported that Tunisia's population of women between the ages of 15 and 49 was 3,000,000. [3] By 2015, there will be 3,100,000 women of the same age bracket in the country. [3] The life expectancy for women, from birth, is 79 years (men in Tunisia have a life expectancy of 72 years). [4]
The 2021 Tunisian self-coup took place on 25 July 2021, when Tunisian President Kais Saied dismissed the government of Hichem Mechichi, suspended the Assembly of the Representatives of the People and revoked the immunity of its members.
Officially, 15.2% of the Tunisian workforce is unemployed. In 2011, after the Arab Spring , the economy slumped but then recovered with 2.81% GDP growth in 2014. However, unemployment is still one of the major issues with 15.2% of the labor force unemployed as of the first quarter of 2014.
The new electoral law was published by decree on 15 September. [19] The suspension of parliament was extended pending the investiture of the new legislature. [ 20 ] In October 2024, a few days before the presidential election, several demonstrations took place in Tunis, with protesters calling for a boycott of the election.
[15] [16] On 6 July 2022, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced to reopen the borders on 15 July. [17] [18] In September 2022, Tunisia invited the leader of the Polisario Front to Tunis in order to discuss the current situation in Western Sahara. Although Tunisia has remained neutral in the conflict, this action has been seen as a ...