A political billboard for the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) remained on Mohamed V Avenue in downtown Tunis despite a ban on political advertising. Political billboards remain common and prominent around Tunis, even as a ban on all forms of political advertising takes effect starting today, September 12th. Billboards and posters featuring the center-left Progressive Democratic Party [...]
For 23 years of Ben Ali’s rule, the cultural field and artists themselves were under severe control by the government. Culture served primarily to polish the ousted president’s image to a large audience in Tunisia that hadn’t much knowledge of his criminal deeds. Thus, culture was always strictly related to politics. In post-revolution Tunisia, where [...]
The Independent Comission for the Elections (ISIE) has set September 12 as the current date of entry into force of the prohibition of political advertising, according to a statement released Friday by ISIE. In defining the election campaign or political advertising, ISIE said it is the “use of a party or a candidate list in [...]
Political advertising will be forbidden starting on September 12th, by order of the High Independent Authority for the Elections (ISIE). But some parties have already run expensive advertising campaigns, with varying degrees of success. The Democratic Progressives Party (PDP) was the first party off the starting block in terms of pursuing a publicity campaign. They [...]
The Independent High Authority for the Elections (ISIE) held a press conference yesterday with the media to she some light onto their new campaign. This new campaign, that starts today and will end September 20th, is supposed to help “passive” voters register at the nearest polling station within their Governorate. A passive voter is any [...]
Here are the top stories in the Tunisian press, September 2nd, 2011:
The regional branch of ISIE (Independent High Authority for the Elections) cancelled its meeting yesterday, September 1st, in Jendouba following the refusal of political parties to join the rally. The meeting was supposed to gather political leaders from the regional branches of various political parties and civil society organization representatives in Jendouba. However, the meeting [...]
Political parties as well as independent lists have started filing candidates for the October 23rd elections to the constitutional assembly, but several parties and independents have said the filing deadline is too soon. The Independent High Authority for the Elections (ISIE) and its regional offices will be accepting filings from Thursday, September 1st to Wednesday, [...]
Competing political parties agreed to sign a pact for mutual respect, healthy competition, and the protection of meetings of all parties in Tozeur Sunday evening, August 28th. The agreement emerged from a meeting organized by the regional branch of the Independent High Authority for the Elections (ISIE) and included the regional offices of several political [...]
Locals Protest to Protect Archeological Site in Carthage
A protest in front of the municipality of Carthage calling for the halt of construction on the archeological site in Maalga occurred late this afternoon as a reaction to the resumption of activities in the site. Locals observed workers laying a foundation yesterday and organized the meeting today. The site is classified by UNESCO and [...]
The Damage Done by the Clashes in Hergla
After a week of violence that shook Hergla (Governorate of Sousse), order has returned to Hergla. A disturbing silence and suspicion however, pervades the streets. Three young men led a La Presse reporter to the place where clashes took place pitting Salafis (observers of a puritanical form of Islam) against an underground alcohol vendor named [...]
Rjim Maatoug National Guard Chief Attacked
Rjim Maatoug (district of Faouar) National Guard Chief was attacked by locals who refused to tolerate his presence Saturday morning, September 10th, while he was in his car. He was transported to the hospital with serious injuries, and his car was severely damaged. A meeting took place later in the seat of the governorate of Kebili [...]
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