IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Tunisia

Tunisian Republic

11,976,182
Population (as of Aug. 2, 2023)

9,753,217
Registered Voters (as of Oct. 9, 2024)

58.31%
Average Turnout

14
Elections in our database

V-Dem* Score: 0.434
Regimes of the World Classification: Electoral Autocracy
*Varieties of Democracy Electoral Democracy Index (2024)

CEDAW Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: July 24, 1980
Ratified Date: Sept. 20, 1985

SIGI* Score: 46.5
Level of Discrimination: High
*Social Institutions and Gender Index (2023)

CRPD Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: March 30, 2007
Ratified Date: April 2, 2008

HDI* Score: 0.746
Category: High
*UNDP Human Development Index (2023)

Name	Official Name	Type
Tunisian Assembly of People's Representatives	Majlis Nawwab ash-Sha'ab	Assembly
Tunisian Constituent Assembly	al-Majlis al-Waṭanī at-Ta’sīsī	Assembly
Tunisian Presidency	None	Head of State

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Kais SAIED (since 23 October 2019)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Kamel MADDOURI (since 7 August 2024)
Assembly: Tunisia has a bicameral parliament with a National Council of Regions and Districts and a 161-seat Assembly of the Representatives of the People (مجلس نواب الشعب)

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by an absolute majority vote in up to two rounds and serves up to two 5-year terms.
The Prime Minister is appointed by the President.
In the Assembly, 151 members are elected in single-seat constituencies and 10 members are elected by overseas voters. All members are directly elected by absolute majority vote in up to two rounds and serve 5-year terms.
The National Council of Regions and Districts has yet to be established but is supposed to be composed of regional and district council members indirectly elected by their peers.

Elections

2024-10-06
Tunisian Presidency
Votes 2,808,548
Registered 9,753,217
Turnout 28.8

2022-12-17
Tunisian Assembly of People's Representatives
Votes 1,025,418
Registered 9,136,502
Turnout 11.22

2022-07-25
Referendum
Votes 2,830,094
Registered 9,278,541
Turnout 30.5

2019-10-13
Tunisian Presidency
Votes 3,820,825
Registered 7,074,566
Turnout 54.01

2019-10-06
Tunisian Assembly of People's Representatives
Votes 2,946,628
Registered 7,066,940
Turnout 41.7

2019-09-15
Tunisian Presidency
Votes 3,465,184
Registered 7,074,566
Turnout 48.98

2014-12-21
Tunisian Presidency
Votes 3,189,672
Registered 5,236,244
Turnout 60.92

2014-11-23
Tunisian Presidency
Votes 3,339,666
Registered 5,285,625
Turnout 63.18

2014-10-26
Tunisian Assembly of People's Representatives
Votes 3,579,256
Registered 5,285,136
Turnout 67.72

2011-10-23
Tunisian Constituent Assembly
Votes 4,308,888
Registered 8,289,900
Turnout 51.98

2009-10-25
Tunisian Presidency
Votes 195,906
Registered 218,400
Turnout 89.7

2004-10-24
Tunisian Presidency
Votes 4,464,337
Registered 4,877,905
Turnout 91.52

2004-10-24
Tunisian Constituent Assembly
Votes 4,215,151
Registered 4,877,905
Turnout 86.41

1999-10-24
Tunisian Presidency
Votes 195,906
Registered 218,400
Turnout 89.7

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Tunisian Presidency	2024-10-06	2,808,548	9,753,217	28.8
Tunisian Assembly of People's Representatives	2022-12-17	1,025,418	9,136,502	11.22
Referendum	2022-07-25	2,830,094	9,278,541	30.5
Tunisian Presidency	2019-10-13	3,820,825	7,074,566	54.01
Tunisian Assembly of People's Representatives	2019-10-06	2,946,628	7,066,940	41.7
Tunisian Presidency	2019-09-15	3,465,184	7,074,566	48.98
Tunisian Presidency	2014-12-21	3,189,672	5,236,244	60.92
Tunisian Presidency	2014-11-23	3,339,666	5,285,625	63.18
Tunisian Assembly of People's Representatives	2014-10-26	3,579,256	5,285,136	67.72
Tunisian Constituent Assembly	2011-10-23	4,308,888	8,289,900	51.98
Tunisian Presidency	2009-10-25	195,906	218,400	89.7
Tunisian Presidency	2004-10-24	4,464,337	4,877,905	91.52
Tunisian Constituent Assembly	2004-10-24	4,215,151	4,877,905	86.41
Tunisian Presidency	1999-10-24	195,906	218,400	89.7

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