With Tunisians set to vote in presidential elections Sept. 15, debate about political developments and scandals has heated up both on social media and in cafes. However, as official opinion polling in the electoral campaign period is illegal in Tunisia, what is helping and hindering Tunisians to make up their minds?
The live TV debates — called “The Road to Carthage: Tunisia Decides” and held over three consecutive nights Sept. 7-9 — have been one of the big game changers. They were the first televised presidential debates to be held in Tunisia and only the second in the Arab world, the first being in 2012 in Eygpt.