Tunisia

August 2007 | Ratings Update

The centralisation of power in the presidency and high levels of censorship mean that the threat to policy continuity remains minimal in the short term in Tunisia. At the same time, rising income levels and general economic progress help to mitigate somewhat the prospect of social unrest. That said, the lack of democratic avenues for expression of grievances, still high levels of unemployment - 14.3% in 2006 - and increasing sophistication of regional terrorist networks, which may target disaffected Tunisian youths for recruitment purposes could lead to problems going forward. These concerns are reflected in Tunisia's lower long term political

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