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Aridha Chaabia’s Seats Reinstated

Sana Ajmi | 08 November 2011 | 3 Comments

Tunisia’s Administrative Court decided Tuesday morning to accept appeals made ??by Aridha Chaabia (People’s Petition), reinstating 7 seats gained in 5 electoral districts. Tunisia’s electoral commission (known by its French acronym ISIE) had previously invalidated the lists on grounds of campaign finance violations. With 26 seats, Aridha Chaabia is again the third strongest force in Tunisia’s Constituent [...]

Ennahda Gains Additional Seat in Medenine

Ahmed Medien | 04 November 2011 | 2 Comments

The administrative court of Tunis today allowed the Tunisian party Ennahda to have an additional seat in the voting district of Medenine after the party’s law suit to revise the results announced by ISIE following the Constituent Assembly elections. Ennahdha now has 91 seats within the constituent assembly instead of 90. “I think the situation [...]

Aridha Chaabia Continues to Surprise

Emily Parker | 03 November 2011 | 0 Comments

The story of Al Aridha Chaabia’s journey to Tunisia’s Constituent Assembly reads like a suspense novel – at least to the ordinary Tunisian. The account certainly has its fair share of unexpected turns of events, rumors, conspiracy theories, accusations, and an enigmatic cast of characters. The Prologue As the results of Tunisia’s Constituent Assembly elections [...]

Carter Center Critiques ISIE Performance

Wiem Melki | 03 November 2011 | 0 Comments

The Carter Center released a report Tuesday summarizing their observations during the election process, with positive feedback but specific criticisms. The American NGO reported “peaceful and enthusiastic participation” of the Tunisian people. The report asserted how impressive and exceptional the elections were in many levels especially with “significant numbers, showing great enthusiasm and determination to consolidate [...]

LTDH and EU Observers Report Electoral Violations

Houda Mzioudet | 30 October 2011 | 1 Comment

Yesterday, October 29th, the election observers of the Tunisian League of Human Rights (LTDH) and the European Union presented their preliminary reports, revealing several electoral violations and inappropriate actions. According to Abdessattar Ben Moussa, President of the LTDH, flaws occurred before, during and after the campaign. During the pre-electoral campaign period, inadequate judicial laws were [...]

Familiar Tunisian Parties Benefit From Aridha Disqualification

Allan Bradley | 30 October 2011 | 0 Comments

When the Independent High Authority for the Elections (ISIE) disqualified six lists of the Aridha Chaabia group from the October 23rd elections, the seats were reassigned to the next runners-up. Aridha’s loss became other parties’ gain, representing a sizeable shift in the power balance of the Constituent Assembly. Tunisians voted October 23rd for representatives to [...]

ISIE Explains Reasons Behind Invalidation of Al Aridha Lists

Houssem Sta Ali | 29 October 2011 | 3 Comments

The invalidation of the Al Aridha party lists in several districts evoked both vigorous and ambivalent reactions throughout the country. While in Sidi Bouzid, the locals condemned ISIE’s decision and turned to violence, many Tunisians and political parties welcomed the decision. “We invalidated the lists that were condemned based on hard evidence,” reported Boubaker Ben [...]

Al Aridha Chaabia Remaining Heads of Lists Refuse to Withdraw

Farah Samti | 29 October 2011 | 0 Comments

After the electoral commission’s controversial decision to drop six candidate lists of the Aridha Chaabia (Popular Petition), party leader Hechimi Hamidi said all other Aridha lists would immediately withdraw from the Constituent Assembly on Thursday, as a sign of protest against the decision. Hamidi has since reversed his decision, but in the meantime, heads of [...]

Sidi Bouzid Burning: A Tale of Two Conflagrations

Emily Parker | 28 October 2011 | 44 Comments

In December of 2010, Mohamed Bouazizi brought the world’s attention to Sidi Bouzid — a governorate located in southern Tunisia — when he set himself aflame, protesting the marginalization of his region by the current government, as well as the unsupportable living conditions there. Ten months and one revolution later, the city itself is on [...]

Sidi Bouzid Erupts in Protest After Invalidation of Electoral Winner

Emily Parker | 28 October 2011 | 4 Comments

This morning in Sidi Bouzid, protests continued that began last night after ISIE’s decision to cancel the list of Hachimi Al Hamidi’s Al Aridha party and after the announcement of Ennahda’s decision to nominate Hamadi Jebali as the party’s candidate for Prime Minister. Approximately 4,000 inhabitants from Sidi Bouzid and the neighboring Sidi Ali Ben [...]

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