by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 19, 2022 | Economic, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: UGTT Ramps up Criticism Following Low Turnout for Elections Summary: Following the historically low voter turnout for the 17 December 2022 parliamentary elections, the Union Générale Tunisienne du Travail (UGTT) has increased its criticism of the electoral...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 18, 2022 | Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Low Voter Turnout Overshadows Parliamentary Elections Summary: On 17 December 2022, Tunisia held long-anticipated parliamentary elections. Voter turnout was widely reported at 8.8% with the final government tally revised upward to 11.2%, though the lack of...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 15, 2022 | Diplomacy, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Saied Rebuffs Critics at US-Africa Summit Summary: On 13-15 December, the United States hosted the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington DC. Tunisian President Kais Saied was in attendance, making multiple appearances, including with US Secretary of State...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Nov 30, 2022 | Diplomacy, Tunisia
Tunisia: Libyan PM Visits Tunis for Working Meetings Summary: On Wednesday, 30 November 2022, the Libyan Prime Minister visited Tunisia to discuss economic, political, and security cooperation with President Kais Saied. The visit by Prime Minister Abdul Hamid...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Nov 26, 2022 | Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Parliamentary Election Campaign Season Launches Summary: On Friday, 26 November 2022, the campaign season for the upcoming parliamentary elections officially launched across Tunisia. The campaigns will be permitted to continue until 15 December, two days...