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Tunisia Government 1996
Al Jumhuriyah at Tunisiyah
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Administrative divisions:
23 governorates; Beja, Ben Arous, Bizerte, Gabes, Gafsa, Jendouba, Kairouan,
Kasserine, Kebili, L'Ariana, Le Kef, Mahdia, Medenine, Monastir, Nabeul,
Sfax, Sidi Bou Zid, Siliana, Sousse, Tataouine, Tozeur, Tunis, Zaghouan
20 March 1956 (from France)
National Day, 20 March (1956)
1 June 1959; amended 12 July 1988
based on French civil law system and Islamic law; some judicial review of
legislative acts in the Supreme Court in joint session
20 years of age; universal
President Zine el Abidine BEN ALI (since 7 November 1987); election last
held 20 March 1994 (next to be held NA 1999); results - President Zine el
Abidine BEN ALI was reelected without opposition
Prime Minister Hamed KAROUI (since 26 September 1989)
Council of Ministers; appointed by the president
Chamber of Deputies (Majlis al-Nuwaab):
elections last held 20 March 1994 (next to be held NA 1999); results - RCD
97.7%, MDS 1.0%, others 1.3%; seats - (163 total) RCD 144, MDS 10, others 9;
note - the government changed the electoral code to guarantee that the
opposition won seats
Court of Cassation (Cour de Cassation)
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Political parties and leaders:
Constitutional Democratic Rally Party (RCD), President BEN ALI (official
ruling party); Movement of Democratic Socialists (MDS), Mohammed MOUAADA;
five other political parties are legal, including the Communist Party
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Other political or pressure groups:
the Islamic fundamentalist party, An Nahda (Rebirth), is outlawed
ABEDA, ACCT, AfDB, AFESD, AL, AMF, AMU, CCC, ECA, FAO, G-77, GATT, IAEA,
IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO,
INMARSAT, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ISO, ITU, MINURSO, NAM, OAPEC (withdrew
from active membership in 1986), OAS (observer), OAU, OIC, UN, UNAMIR,
UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNMIH, UNPROFOR, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO,
WTO
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Diplomatic representation in US:
Ambassador Mohamed Azzouz ENNAIFER
1515 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20005
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US diplomatic representation:
Ambassador Mary Ann CASEY
144 Avenue de la Liberte, 1002 Tunis-Belvedere
use embassy street address
red with a white disk in the center bearing a red crescent nearly encircling
a red five-pointed star; the crescent and star are traditional symbols of
Islam
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