Ennahdha’s Election Score: Electoral Defeat or Strategic Retreat?
Early partial results of the 26 October general elections in Tunisia have indicated that Beji Caid Essebsi’s Nidaa Tounes is leading in this second electoral test since the 2011 Constituent Assembly elections in which Ennahdha enjoyed a landslide victory by...
Mousa Ibrahim, Qaddaif’s Spokesma, Re-emergers after Three Years
Mousa Ibrahim who led Qaddafi’s PR campaign to counter the 2011 uprising in Libya re-emerged last week in Cairo, three years after his last public appearance in late summer 2011. Addressing a gathering of former Qaddafi figures and supporters, Ibrahim...
Processus de dialogue à la lumière de la situation politico-militaire : quels enjeux ?
La visite du Secrétaire Général de l’ONU constituait un évènement remarquable. Ce dernier a rencontré deux délégations de députés qui boycottent les réunions de Tobrouk. Ban Ki-moon était accompagné par le vice-président de la Chambre des députés qui représente les...
Essebsi’s Communication Scandals and Ennahdha’s Mixed Messages
Tunisians celebrated the Eid Al Adha feast with a strong dose of electoral campaign blunders emanating from Beji Caid Essebsi’s communication performance. His appearance on public TV last week was a difficult experience, even for his supporters. In response to...
End of Mission for Hafter?
The London-based daily Alaraby reported according to sources it did not name that the Egyptian defense intelligence briefed Abdulfata Al Sissi about the difficulties Khalifa Hafter’s Libya Dignity military operation has been facing in Libya a few months after its...
Al Islah Party’s Alliance with the National Independence Party
Jabhat Al Islah, a Salafi party, has announced that it will enter the upcoming legislative elections under joint lists with the National Independence Party (NIP), the latest political party to be formed in Tunisia. Announced at a press conference on...
UNSMIL’s Ghadames Conference: Much Ado for Nothing?
Despite the fact that UNSMIL’s press release was clear in saying that the national dialogue meeting, which took place Monday in Ghadames, was a preliminary one aimed at confidence-building measures (an immediate cease-fire), the news reports were quick to reach...
Race for Presidential Elections Open
Now that the deadline for presidency candidacy was over on Monday the race is open among the presidential hopefuls to build coalitions. With Ennahdha not presenting an official candidate, its voting base will inevitably have a say in the outcome...