Question 14546 — foreign policy

Summary

Ms. Zahia Hamdane questions the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs on the blocking of democratic space in Tunisia, illustrated by the fate reserved for Ayachi Zammel. Candidate for the October 2024 presidential election, Mr. Zammel was sentenced, through an accumulation of summary sentences, to a total of 35 years in prison for allegations of falsification of sponsorships. This unprecedented sentence, which came when the Electoral Authority (ISIE) had initially validated his candidacy before ignoring the decisions of the administrative court favorable to the opposition, characterizes a clear instrumentalization of the judicial system for the purposes of political survival of the regime. Beyond this case, nearly 80 political figures and members of civil society are currently detained for reasons of opinion, often under the charge of "conspiracy against the security of the State. In November 2025, heavy prison sentences (up to 45 years) were confirmed on appeal against several dozen opponents. The MP asks the Government how it analyzes the legitimacy of Tunisian institutional processes in such a context of repression. She would like to know whether France intends to maintain its support for the Kaïs Saïed regime or whether it plans to condition the continuation of certain aspects of bilateral cooperation to restore political pluralism and the release of political prisoners.

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