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Tunisia: Political parties form coalition against Economic Reconciliation bill

Five Tunisian parties decided to form a national coordination committee to pressure the government to withdraw and review the controversial Economic Reconciliation bill. The decision by the 5 Tunisian parties, namely Al-Jamhouri, Ettakattol, the Democratic Alliance, the Democratic Current and Echaab Movement, was made at a meeting on Friday. They have also decided to stage […]

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Tunisia: Government retreats while unions threaten political parties

Concessions have been made by the ruling political parties at the end of their Tuesday meeting with the UGTT, the biggest union in Tunisia, and UTICA, an employers’ union representing business owners and self-employed workers. The ruling government has decided to leave power earlier than expected but based on certain conditions. The opposition received the […]