The Tunisian government has decided to bar the press from attending the opening session of Tunisia’s new parliament. The official reason given for doing this is to protect the privacy of the members of the new parliament while they are in the process of setting up the new legislative body. The Tunisian government has also stated that the press will be allowed to attend the proceedings at a later date.
This decision has been met with criticism from some media outlets, who argue that the press should be allowed to attend the opening session in order to report on it accurately and provide the public with a full picture of the political situation in Tunisia.