اتجاهات الرأي العام التونسي نحو التجربة الديمقراطية

Abstract EN

This paper presents Tunisian public opinion trends towards the country’s demo- cratic experience, using data gathered by the ACRPS-published Arab Opinion In- dex, comparing the 2019/2020 results with previous polls.

It also seeks to measure the popular reaction to the decisions taken by the Tunisian President, Kais Saied, in his coup against the constitution, and his disruption of democratic governance mechanisms in order to seize control of the government.

The paper ponders the reasons that Tunisians welcome the decisions of the Tunisian president, and asks if that means that they have turned their backs on the young democracy they es- tablished ten years ago? Finally, the paper monitors a set of indicators regarding Arab public opinion on governing institutions, and the government's seriousness in working to solve economic and social problems, which escalated in severity during the Covid-19 pandemic.