Tunisia is facing a constitutional crisis with political depth
May 5, 2021 at 1:50 pm | Published in: Africa, Article, Opinion, Tunisia
Tunisians cast their vote at a polling station during the parliamentary elections in Tunis, Tunisia on October 6, 2019 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
May 5, 2021 at 1:50 pm
Tunisians and observers of their democratic experience are asking where the country is heading. Is there, they wonder, an implementable solution to the crisis involving the three major institutional heads: the head of state, the head of the government, and the parliamentary speaker?
The roles and responsibilities of the positions are detailed in the 2014 Tunisian Constitution. Questions need to be asked about them. Other issues are related to the overall political situation in the country and the activities of actors linked to parties and unions.