Tunisia: Government

Tunisia is governed under the constitution of 2014. The president, who is the head of state, is popularly elected for a five-year term and may serve for two terms. The unicameral parliament is the 217-seat Assembly of the People's Representatives. Members are elected to five-year terms on a proportional basis from mostly multimember constituencies. The prime minister, who is the head of government, is nominated by the majority party or coalition and appointed by the president; the cabinet is appointed by the prime minister and approved by the assembly. (As of July 2021, the parliament was suspended and a new constiutional referendum is scheduled to be voted on in July 2022.) Administratively, the country is divided into 24 governates.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Tunisia since Independence
• European Influence and Nationalist Aspirations
• Early History
• Government
• Economy
• Land and People
• Bibliography

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