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Ennahdha Likely to Compromise on Neutrality of Key Ministries

Racha Haffar | 27 February 2013 | 1 Comment

The ruling Ennahdha party will likely agree to install nonpartisan figures in key ministerial positions of the new government, and a proposal will be ready for review by President Moncef Marzouki no later than this coming Monday, Zoubeir Chehoudi, a member of Ennahdha’s Shura Council told Tunisia Live. Talks over the long-awaited cabinet reshuffle among [...]

Updated: Four Arrested in Connection to Assassination of Opposition Leader

Farah Samti | 26 February 2013 | 4 Comments

Authorities have identified and are pursuing the killer of leftist opposition leader Chokri Belaid, said Interior Minister Ali Laarayedh in a press conference Tuesday. Four suspects allegedly connected to the assassination of Belaid have been detained as well, said Laarayedh, and their ages range from 26 to 34 years. A religious extremist group allegedly planned [...]

Applications Open for Election Oversight Committee; Electoral Law Not Yet Finished

Racha Haffar | 25 February 2013 | 1 Comment

Those wishing to be considered as candidates for Tunisia’s Independent Board of Elections (ISIE), the body that will organize upcoming general elections, will be able to register starting tomorrow, according the Official Journal published by the Prime Ministry. Registration will last for 10 days and then a selection committee in the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) [...]

Ruling Islamist Party to Form Inclusive Government

Amira Masrour | 25 February 2013 | 2 Comments

In the ongoing process of forming a new government, Rached Ghannouchi, founder of the Ennahdha party, has announced that the ruling coalition will be expanded from three to five parties and that the ministries of interior, justice and foreign affairs should remain politically neutral. Ghannouchi told Tunisian news agency TAP Friday that the new ruling [...]

Former Tunisian PM’s Stance Exposes Discord within Ruling Islamist Party

Farah Samti | 23 February 2013 | 6 Comments

The recent discord between former Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali and his party revealed dissension within Ennahdha, Tunisia’s ruling party that rose to power in part by uniting the moderate and more conservative strains of Islamist politicians. The divisions between Jebali, Ennahdha’s secretary general, and the party leadership first surfaced in the wake of the assassination [...]

Ali Laarayedh Tunisia’s New Prime Minister

Farah Samti | 22 February 2013 | 6 Comments

Former Minister of the Interior Ali Laarayedh has officially been assigned as the new Tunisian Prime Minister following the resignation of Hamadi Jebali. A member of Ennahdha’s Shura Council, Zoubeier Chehoudi, told Tunisia Live that Laarayedh is to meet with the president in the next few hours to get a formal approval for his new [...]

Reactions Mixed to Former PM Jebali’s Speech

Racha Haffar | 22 February 2013 | 0 Comments

Tunisians received Hamadi Jebali’s last speech as prime minister Thursday night with a mixture of emotions, including disappointment, respect, and uncertainty. Lazhar Lakremi, spokesperson for Nidaa Tounes, accused Jebali for failing to reveal exactly who was responsible for his failure to create a non-political, technocratic government. “Jebali delivered a shallow speech … what he did [...]

Candidate for Prime Minister to Be Announced Today

Amira Masrour | 22 February 2013 | 0 Comments

The Shura Council of the ruling Ennahdha party has chosen a candidate to replace former Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali and plans to publicly announce its selection today, Zoubeir Chehoudi, a member of the Shura Council, told Tunisia Live. He added that Rached Ghannouchi, the founder of Ennahdha, will meet today with President Moncef Marzouki, who must sign [...]

PM Jebali Declines Ennahdha’s Offer to Lead New Government

Bernard Yaros | 21 February 2013 | 4 Comments

Outgoing Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali declined Thursday an invitation by his ruling Ennahdha party to head a new coalition government. His refusal comes two days after he officially announced his resignation to the press. Ennahdha, in a communiqué, said that it is in the process of negotiations with its allies to determine the next prime [...]

Former PM Jebali Not Included in Ennahdha’s Shortlist of PM Candiates

Amira Masrour | 21 February 2013 | 0 Comments

The Ennahdha party’s Shura Council has chosen three potential candidates from a list of 10 to replace former Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali, Zoubeir Chhoudi, a member of the Council, told Tunisia Live Thursday. “The Shura Council will submit its three candidates to its executive leadership, and they will decide on one candidate,” Chhoudi said. Jebali [...]

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