Democracy Ratings
| Freedom House 2018 |
Score: 2.5 out of 7 (where lower scores are more democratic) |
Freedom Status: Free |
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| EIU Democracy Index 2017 |
Score: 6.32 out of 10 (where higher scores are more democratic) |
World Ranking: =69 |
| Polity IV 2016 |
Score: 7 (from -10 to 10, where higher scores are more democratic) |
Category: Democracy
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Political System
| System of Government | Presidential |
|---|---|
| Presidential Electoral System | Two-Round System |
| Last Presidential Election | 2014 |
| Next Presidential Election | 2019 |
| Presidential Term Limits | Two, five-year terms |
| System of Appointment to Legislature |
Closed-list proportional representation in multi-member constituencies, including six overseas constituencies |
| Last Legislative Election |
2014 |
| Next Legislative Election |
2019 |
| Number of Seats in Legislature | 217 |
| Female quota, representation in lower house | Yes: legislated candidate quotas |
Results
| Last presidential election (2014) | ||
| Candidate (Party) | Votes (%) | |
| 1st round | 2nd round | |
| Beji Caid Essebsi | 39.46% | 55.68 |
| Moncef Marzouki | 33.43% | 44.32 |
| Hamma Hammami | 7.82% | |
| Hechmi Hamdi | 5.75% | |
| Slim Riahi | 5.55% | |
| Kamel Morjane | 1.27% | |
| Ahmed Néjib Chebbi | 1.04% | |
| Safi Saïd | 0.80% | |
| Mondher Zenaidi | 0.74% | |
| Mustapha Ben Jaafar | 0.67% | |
| Kalthoum Kannou | 0.56% | |
| Mohamed Frikha | 0.54% | |
| Abderrazak Kilani | 0.31% | |
| Mustapha Kamel Nabli (withdrawn) | 0.21% | |
| Abdelkader Labaoui | 0.20% | |
| Larbi Nasra | 0.20% | |
| Hamouda Ben Slama | 0.18% | |
| Mohamed Hamdi (withdrawn) | 0.17% | |
| Mehrez Boussayene | 0.16% | |
| Salem Chaïbi | 0.16% | |
| Samir Abdelli | 0.15% | |
| Ali Chourabi | 0.14% | |
| Mokhtar Mejri | 0.13% | |
| Abderraouf Ayadi (withdrawn) | 0.11% | |
| Yassine Chennoufi | 0.10% | |
| Abderrahim Zouari (withdrawn) | 0.08% | |
| Noureddine Hached (withdrawn) | 0.07% | |
| Last legislative election (2014) | ||
| Party | Votes (%) | Seats |
| Nidaa Tounes | 39.63 | 86 |
| Ennahda Movement | 31.79 | 69 |
| Free Patriotic Union | 7.37 | 16 |
| Popular Front | 6.91 | 15 |
| Afek Tounes | 3.68 | 8 |
| Congress for the Republic | 1.84 | 4 |
| Democratic Current | 1.38 | 3 |
| People’s Movement | 1.38 | 3 |
| National Destourian Initiative | 1.38 | 3 |
| Current of Love | 0.92 | 2 |
| Republican Party | 0.46 | 1 |
| Democratic Alliance | 0.46 | 1 |
| National Front for Salvation | 0.46 | 1 |
| Movement of Socialist Democrats | 0.46 | 1 |
| Farmers’ Voice Party | 0.46 | 1 |
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