Tunisia Parliament

Low turnout hobbles Tunisia’s second round of parliamentary polls

Turnout was just 11.3 percent of Tunisia's 8 million voters, according to estimates from the national electoral commission — about the same level of participation as in the first round of voting last month.

Tunisia's Ennahda party ready for early elections 'for sake of democracy'

Country's biggest political party, Ennahda, orders its supporters not to resume a sit-in outside parliament, in a reversal of an earlier call by its leader Rached Ghannouchi to take to the streets.

Clashes in Tunisia after President Saied fires PM, suspends parliament

Supporters of president as well as those of major political party Ennahda mobilise on streets across Tunisia, leading to violent confrontations threatening to draw in security forces or prompt a military power grab.

Tunisia parliament approves amnesty for Ben Ali era corruption

Passage of the so-called "Economic Reconciliation" Law triggered protests. Critics say it is a step back from the spirit of Tunisia's 2011 uprising that ousted Ben Ali over allegations of corruption and inequality.