Decentralisation in Tunisia: Consolidating Democracy without Weakening the State

The decentralisation process is polarising Tunisia and risks fueling social and political tensions.

• ICG

In order to fulfill its promise – to reduce socio-regional inequalities and improve public services – all sides must compromise on a new understanding of decentralisation that includes strengthening state services nationwide.

• Executive Summary

Tunisia’s decentralisation process is increasingly in disarray.

Through this reform, mandated by the new constitution adopted in January 2014, the central state is to cede certain of its powers to actors and institutions at lower levels in the political, administrative and territorial hierarchy.

But the process…

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