Last month, for the first time in 14 years, Tunisia held a sham presidential election, marked by extensive manipulation and repression. The incumbent, President Kais Saied, announced that he had won ...

Tunisian President Kais Saied has officially begun his second term after a decisive victory in the country’s October 6 ...

Tunisian President Kais Saied was inaugurated for a second term on Tuesday, after winning the election with more than 90 per ...

Jailed Tunisian politician Ayachi Zammel, who had challenged the president in recent elections, has received more prison time, his lawyer said Tuesday, taking the cumulative sentences against him ...

The sole opposition candidate, Ayachi Zammel, only stayed on the ballot because he was sentenced after this candidacy was approved. He received his third sentence of the campaign, 12 years in jail ...

His imprisoned rival Ayachi Zammel received just 7.3%, and third candidate Zouhair Maghzaoui only 1.9%, ISIE head Farouk Bouasker said. The low turnout confirmed the dialectic relations between the ...

However, in this election, the cracks reappeared. Some, like former minister Kamel Jendoubi and journalist Chaima Issa, opted to support Ayachi Zammel, a candidate who became a folk hero after being ...