Tunisia
Country Data
| System | Parliamentary |
|---|---|
| Head of State | Kais Saied |
| Prime Minister | Najla Bouden Romdhane |
| Size of Cabinet | 25 |
| Parliament | unicameral |
| National Assembly | Majlis Nuwwab ash-Sha'b |
| Seats in NA | 217 |
| Parties in NA | 15 + 17 Indp |
| Female MPs in NA | 22.58% |
| Term of National Assembly | 5 years |
| Term of President | 5 years |
| Constitution | 2014 |
| Number of NA Elections held | 8 |
| Number of PE held | 6 |
| Next NA Elections | 2022 |
| Next Presidential Elections | 2024 |
List of cabinet
| Reference | Role/Ministry | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Reference | Role/Ministry | Name |
| Head of State | President | Kais Saied |
| Head of Government | Prime Minister | Najla Bouden ROMDHANE |
| Finance | Ministry of Finance | Sihem Boughdiri Nemsia |
| Foreign | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad | Othman Jerandi |
| Defense | Ministry of National Defence | Imed Memmich |
| Health | Ministry of Health | Ali Mrabet |
| Justice | Ministry of Justice | Laila Jaffal |
| Agriculture | Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries | Mahmoud Elias Hamza |
| Energy | Ministry of Industry and Energy | Nayla Nouira Gondi |
| Education | Ministry of Education | Fathi al-Salouti |
| Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research | Moncef Boukather | |
| Labor | Ministry of Vocational Training and Employment | Nasreddine Nsibi |
| Economy | Ministry of Trade | Fadila Al-Rabihi bin Hamida |
| Digital/IT | Ministry of Communication Technologies and Digital Economy | Nizar Bennaji |
| Interior | Ministry of the Interior | Tawfiq Sharaf El-Din |
| Media | n/a | n/a |
| Environment | Ministry of Transport | Rabie Al-Majidi |
| Ministry of Environment | Leila Chikhaoui | |
| n/a | n/a | |
| Others | Ministry of Social Affairs | Malek Ezzahi |
| Ministry of Culture | Hayat Katat Al-Qarmazi | |
| Ministry of Women, Family and Childhood | Amal Belhaj | |
| Ministry of Equipment, Housing and Regional Planning | Sarah Zafarani Jandari | |
| Ministry of Religious Affairs | Mohamed Ibrahim Al-Shaibi | |
| Ministry of Tourism | Mohammed Moez bin Hussein | |
| Ministry of State Properties | Muhammad Al-Raqib | |
| Ministry of Youth and Sports | Kamal Dokish | |
| Ministry of Economy and Planning | Samir Saeed |
Main political party
| Name of party | Foundation | Times Elected to NA | Times Won at NA | Times Won at PE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ennahdha | 1981 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Nidaa Tounes | 2012 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Popular Front | 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Afek Tounes | 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Congress for the Republic (CPR) | 2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic Constitutional Rally (RCD) | 1988 (refounded) | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Democratic Socialist Movement (MDS) | 1978 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Last NA elections results
| NA elections/Parties winning seats | Seats |
|---|---|
| 2019 | |
| Ennahdha | 52 |
| Heart of Tunisia | 38 |
| Democratic Current | 22 |
| Al-Karama Coalition ("Dignity") | 21 |
| Free Destourian Party | 17 |
| Echaâb Movement (People's Movement) | 15 |
| Tahya Tounes ("Long live Tunisia") | 14 |
| Machrou Tounes Movement | 4 |
| Errahma | 4 |
| Nidaa Tounes | 3 |
| Republican People's Union | 3 |
| Al-Badil Ettounsi Party | 3 |
| Afek Tounes | 2 |
| Democratic and Social Union | 1 |
| Popular Front | 1 |
| Independents | 17 |
| Number of parties winning seats | 15 |
| Number of parties contesting | n/a |
| Female MPs | 22.58% |
| Voter turnout | n/a |
Last Presidential elections results
| Presidential elections | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Party | 1st round | 2nd round |
| Kais SAIED | Independent | 18.4 | 72.71 |
| Nabil Karoui | HoT | 15.58 | 27.29 |
| Abdelfattah Mourou | 12.88 | ||
| Abdelkrim Zbidi | 10.73 | ||
| Youssef Chahed | 7.38 | ||
| Safi Said | 7.11 | ||
| Lotfi Mraihi | 6.56 | ||
| Seifeddine Makhlouf | 4.37 | ||
| Abir Moussi | 4.02 | ||
| Mohamed Abbou | 3.63 | ||
| Moncef Marzouki | 2.97 | ||
| Mehdi Jomaa | 1.82 | ||
| Total no of candidates | 26 | ||
| Voter Turnout | 48% | 54% |
Voting System
- PE: President directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term)
- NA: 199 members directly elected in Tunisian multi-seat constituencies and 18 members in multi-seat constituencies living abroad by party-list proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms
Source: CIA World Factbook