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Tunisia

Tunisia

PartialSovereign state

Tunisia

Primary executive

Complete
Kais Saied
Originalرئاسيات 2019: حوار مع قيس سعيد - screenshot 00:01 ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXHqLqu_yHc ) · Nawaat (Tunisia) · CC BY · Original

Kais Saied

Head of state Active

Head of State · Principal · De jure

Head of government

Sarra Zaafrani
OriginalJapan-Tunisia Summit Meeting (Summary) · 日本語: 内閣官房内閣広報室 English: Cabinet Public Relations Office of the Cabinet Secretariat · CC BY · Original

Sarra Zaafrani

Head of government Active

Head of Government · Principal

Editorial profile v1

Verified country brief

Versioned editorial facts take priority over database records on this country page.

completeAug 10, 2026
Executive system
Presidential republic · One primary executive function
Dominant executive office
Head of state
Why this office is primary
Under the 2022 Constitution, executive authority is exercised by the President with the assistance of a government: the President appoints and may dismiss the government and sets the policies it implements, making the presidency the dominant executive office.

Current policy issues

  1. 1Employment, living standards and social justicePresidency of the Government of Tunisia - 2026 economic and social priorities
  2. 2Economic growth, investment and public projectsPresidency of the Government of Tunisia - 2026 economic and social priorities
  3. 3Public services and equitable regional developmentPresidency of the Government of Tunisia - 2026 economic and social priorities
  4. 4Energy transition and climate resiliencePresidency of the Government of Tunisia - 2026 economic and social priorities

Indexed party landscape

Parties and alliances currently indexed for this jurisdiction. Active and historical labels reflect the source dataset, not an official national register.

Partial
Tracked parties
101
Active in source
15
Historical in source
9
parties shown
100
More parties (88)

Elections

Partial

2011 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Oct 23, 2011

Completed

2009 Tunisian parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Oct 25, 2009

Completed

2009 Tunisian general election

General election · Other contest

Oct 25, 2009

Completed

2004 Tunisian parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Oct 24, 2004

Completed

1999 Tunisian general election

General election · Other contest

Oct 24, 1999

Completed

1999 Tunisian parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Oct 24, 1999

Completed

1994 Tunisian general election

General election · Other contest

Mar 20, 1994

Completed

1989 Tunisian general election

General election · Other contest

Apr 2, 1989

Completed

1969 Tunisian general election

General election · Other contest

Nov 2, 1969

Completed

1959 Tunisian general election

General election · Other contest

Nov 8, 1959

Completed

Candidates

Partial

Sources

8

  1. 1Tunisian legal database - Constitution of 25 July 2022citation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  2. 2Independent High Authority for Elections - official 2024 presidential election resultcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  3. 3Presidency of the Government of Tunisia - Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri appointed Head of Governmentcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  4. 4Assembly of the Representatives of the People - presidential oath and bicameral sittingcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  5. 5Presidency of the Government of Tunisia - 2026 economic and social prioritiescitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  6. 6V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v16CC-BY-SA-4.0 · Aug 9, 2026
  7. 7WikidataCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
  8. 8Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode-3.0 · Aug 9, 2026

Political world map

Northern Africa

Western Sahara. Primary executive: —. PartialSudan. Primary executive: Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman al-Burhan. ConflictingTunisia. Primary executive: Kais Saied. PartialAlgeria. Primary executive: Abdelmadjid Tebboune. ConflictingMorocco. Primary executive: Mohammed VI of Morocco. PartialEgypt. Primary executive: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. PartialLibya. Primary executive: —. Head of state: Mohamed al-Menfi. Conflicting
TunisiaPrimary executive: Kais SaiedPartial
  • Complete
  • Partial
  • Stale
  • Conflicting
  • Unavailable due to licence
  • Not applicable

Boundaries and names shown on this map do not imply a position by CiviOrg. Small territories without geometry remain available in the index.