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NCA Speaker Weighs in on Constitutional Dispute

Emily Parker | 05 June 2013 | 0 Comments

Tunisia’s constitutional drafting saga unfolded further yesterday when Speaker of the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) Mustapha Ben Jaafer criticized numerous NCA members’ initiative to bring the constitutional drafting process before Tunisia’s administrative court. Yesterday, a coalition of NCA members denounced the June 1 final draft of the constitution as illegitimate and illegal. Claiming that the [...]

Coalition of Assembly Members Rejects Draft Constitution as Illegal

Amira Masrour | 04 June 2013 | 2 Comments

A number of National Constituent Assembly (NCA) members, including representatives of one of the parties in the ruling coalition, have denounced the final draft of the constitution announced on June 1 as illegitimate and illegal, resolving to take the matter to an administrative court. Salma Baccar, an NCA member from the opposition al-Masar party, told [...]

Final Draft of Constitution Announced, but Approval Remains Questionable

Emily Parker | 03 June 2013 | 5 Comments

On Saturday, the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) announced that the drafting of the Tunisian constitution had been completed, but the sixteen-month long process of creating the framework for a new government may yet be far from over. Three preliminary versions of the constitution have been produced since the January 2011 revolution, but in a ceremony [...]

President Marzouki Will Not Attend NCA Impeachment Hearing

Amira Masrour | 31 May 2013 | 0 Comments

President Moncef Marzouki will not appear at a National Constituent Assembly (NCA) session during which members will vote on whether to impeach him. Presidency spokesperson Adnen Mansar announced on various media outlets today that the president will not appear at an NCA plenary session that he was invited to attend. A motion of censure had [...]

NCA Committee Reaches Consensus on Disputed Constitutional Articles

Amira Masrour | 30 May 2013 | 0 Comments

The Joint Committee of Constitution Drafting – comprised of 16 National Constituent Assembly (NCA) members whose mission is to find a compromise over controversial points in the constitution – officially agreed Tuesday on three contentious articles. The compromise included: an article addressing the freedom of conscience, an article concerning the freedom to strike, and the [...]

Heated Debate Continues Over Law for the Protection of the Revolution

Amira Masrour | 30 May 2013 | 0 Comments

National Constituent Assembly (NCA) members from the ruling coalition have protested against the NCA office’s failure to advance a draft law that would prevent individuals associated with the former Ben Ali regime from holding official office, and are threatening to push for the removal of NCA president Mustapha Ben Jaafar from his office. The office claims that [...]

Audit Accuses Electoral Commission of Overspending and Mismanagement

Asma Smadhi | 28 May 2013 | 0 Comments

A government audit released last week has renewed controversy over the official body tasked with organizing Tunisia’s elections, accusing it of mismanaging public funds. New elections are supposed to occur later this year. Tunisia’s Department of Auditing issued a report detailing the 2011 expenditures of the country’s Independent Board of Elections (ISIE), the body tasked [...]

President Will be Called Before Parliament to Face Censure Vote

Amira Masrour | 28 May 2013 | 1 Comment

The Office of National Constituent Assembly (NCA) today processed a motion of censure that will invite President Moncef Marzouki before the NCA to answer members’ questions and face a vote to remove him from office. The motion is not expected to pass. The office will determine when the plenary session will be held in which Marzouki will be invited [...]

Three Members Leave Constitution-Drafting Committee in Protest

Asma Smadhi | 27 May 2013 | 2 Comments

Three members of the parliamentary committee charged with drafting the constitution have withdrawn over what they consider restrictions on key freedoms and rights in the current draft. The members of the Joint Committee for Coordination and Drafting claim that the ruling Ennahdha party has “reneged” on agreements reached by the end of the National Dialogue related [...]

Nidaa Tounes Endorses Essebsi, but Constitution May Disqualify Him

Amira Masrour | 24 May 2013 | 1 Comment

The Nidaa Tounes opposition party has endorsed its founder, Beji Caid Essebsi, as its candidate for the presidency, but an article in the draft constitution and a law being considered by the parliament could disqualify him from the office. The Nidaa Tounes executive bureau decided yesterday to endorse Essebsi as its presidential candidate, party spokesman [...]

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