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Meet Hend Mgaieth! Watch how Hend Mgaieth brings about change for a more equal and just society in the second "Let Me Say This" video.

Produced in cooperation with Makmende Media each video starts with the words "Let Me Say This...".

Tunisian parties fight each other out of parliament

Less than a year after the parliamentary elections and five months after a new government took office, Tunisia is in a fierce political crisis. The prime minister has resigned, the speaker of parliament is awaiting a vote of no confidence, and all this while the country anxiously awaits an IMF deal to revive the economy.

'Country of the week' - Tunisia

What exactly does FMS do? Where are you active? Who are your partners? Every week we will answer all these questions and more in our new initiative: 'Country of the Week'. Each time, we will highlight one of the countries in which we operate and highlight what we do there through videos, fun facts and stories from our projects! This week: Tunisia!

Will Elyes Fakhfakh succeed in winning the confidence of parliament?

Much has happened in Tunisian politics in the past month. For instance, after months of discussions, Prime Minister-designate Habib Jemli presented his cabinet in early January, which was then rejected by parliament on 10 January. Then, on 20 January, Elyes Fakhfakh was nominated by President Kais Saied as the new prime minister whose job it is now to form a new cabinet within one month that does manage to win the confidence of parliament.

Surprising election result heralds sweeping change in Tunisian politics

After the preliminary results of Tunisia's presidential elections started trickling in on 15 September, a shock wave went through the political elite that has ruled the country for the past few years. Two anti-establishment candidates, Kaïs Saïed and Nabil Karoui, received the most votes with 18.4% and 15.58% respectively. As a result, a second round, on 13 October at the latest, is needed to determine a final winner. The result appears to be not just a defeat for the ruling parties, but a rejection of the entire political structure by the disgruntled population, which has been plagued by economic stagnation and corruption.

Political protests and migration: is there a link?

A surprise move in Algeria two weeks ago. On Monday 11 March, 82-year-old president Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced that he would not seek a fifth term. At the same time, he cancelled the elections which would take place on 18 April. Citizens in Algeria have protested his candidacy since February. Bouteflika is rarely seen in public since suffering a stroke in 2013. Some commentators link the recent protests in Algeria with the Arab Spring protests of 2011. It is not surprising then, that there exists fear of increasing numbers of Algerian migrants wanting to flee towards Europe.