Democracy Reporting International

Report, October 2011
International Consensus: Essential Elements of Democracy

Democracy is not an anything goes form of government. Various internationally agreed documents include an outline of the core components of what democracy means. A range of them are ‘hard’ legally binding international law. Others may be considered soft law. While these documents do not give an exhaustive definition of democracy, they include basic key elements, each of which is a necessary condition for a democratic form of governance.

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Arabic (PDF, 635 kB)
Rapport: Elements essentiels de la democratie (PDF, 301 kB)

Briefing Paper 17, September 2011
Tunisie: Le système électoral pour l‘élection de l’Assemblée nationale constituante – enjeux, caractéristiques et effets possibles

La note d’information n° 17 sur la Tunisie présente le système électoral pour l’élection de l’Assemblée nationale constituante, prévue le 23 octobre 2011.

Note d'information n° 17 (PDF, 303 kB)
Note d'information n° 17 version arabe (PDF, 235 kB)

Resources
Directory of legal texts on the electoral process in Tunisia

This reference document includes all texts – international as well as national – that are of importance in the context of organising elections in Tunisia.

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Briefing Paper 16, August 2011
Tunisie: Reglement du contentieux de l’élection: de nombreuses questions demeurent en suspens

Analysis of the Tunisian legal framework on electoral dispute resolution, including potential complaints regarding electoral lists, ineligibility criteria, the electoral campaign as well as election results.

Reglement du contentieux de l’élection (PDF, 323 kB)
Reglement du contentieux de l'élection-Arabic Version (PDF, 257 kB)

Report, April 2011
Paths to Democracy in Europe 1974-1991: An Overview

With developments in Egypt and Tunisia rekindling the interest in how democratic transitions work, this reports highlights the sequences of past transitions in nine European countries.

English (PDF, 483 kB)
Arabic (PDF, 543 kB)

Briefing Paper 10, March 2011
Tunisie: la transition entre dans une nouvelle phase menant a l’élection d’une assemblée constituante

French (PDF, 262 kB)
English Summary (PDF, 183 kB)

Briefing Paper 8, January 2011
Overcoming Obstacles to Democratic Elections in Tunisia: A Preliminary Analysis of Constitutional Provisions

English (PDF, 240 kB)

Daily Star, 24 June 2011
Which destination in Cairo and Tunis?

The trajectory towards democracy in Egypt and Tunisia appears to be similar, with both states planning to hold elections and constitutional reform soon. Yet, the reform process in Tunisia so far holds more democratic promise.

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The New York Times, 26 January 2011
What’s next for Tunisia?

Tunisia's transition risks losing momentum. The next phase of development should include agreement on key demands, charting a way towards genuinely democratic elections, argue DRI authors in an OpEd for the New York Times/International Herald Tribune

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The Guardian Newspaper, 22 January 2011
Tunisia’s future hangs on electoral reform

Only genuinely democratic elections will bring long-term stability to Tunisia. Democracy Reporting International's authors look at key electoral reforms, that are required before polls can be held.

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