Setting the Stage for Tunisia’s 2019 Elections

The political alliance between President Beji Caid Essebsi and Ennahda party leader Rachid Ghannouchi, which has anchored Tunisia’s democratic transition since 2014, fell apart in late September. The collapse lays the groundwork for dramatic political change ahead of 2019 presidential and parliamentary elections. What new forces are contending to shape Tunisian politics? What are the key issues at stake and how is Tunisia’s struggling economy influencing the electorate’s mood and its fragile democratic transition? The Middle East Institute and the American Tunisian Association are pleased to host a panel discussion with three leading Tunisia analysts to explore these and other issues facing Tunisia today.