Tunisia · Government
Government and administration in Tunisia
How the executive, legislature and administrative state are organised, and which body is responsible for what.
The three branches
- Head of state — President of the Republic
- Directly elected; appoints and dismisses the head of government and ministers.
- Executive — Head of Government and cabinet
- Accountable to the President under the 2022 constitution.
- Legislature — Assembly of the Representatives of the People and National Council of Regions and Districts
- Bicameral since 2023.
- Judiciary — Supreme Judicial Council
- Reconstituted by decree in 2022 with the President given a role in appointments.
How legislation is made
Bills are introduced by the President or by at least ten members of the Assembly, with government bills taking priority. They are considered in committee and plenary; finance and organic bills follow reinforced procedures. The President promulgates statutes and may return a bill for reconsideration or put it to referendum. Since 2021 a substantial volume of law has been made by presidential decree-law, which remains in force without subsequent parliamentary ratification.
Enforcement institutions
- Public Prosecution
- Attached to the courts and directed by prosecutors-general at each court of appeal.
- National Police and National Guard
- Urban and rural policing under the Ministry of Interior.
- National Anti-Corruption Authority
- Statutory body; its status has been contested since 2021.
- Central Bank of Tunisia
- Monetary authority and banking supervisor.
Government bodies and regulators
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