The administrative court is widely seen as the last independent judicial body in Tunisia after President Kais Saied took control of the judiciary.

Saied has cracked down on the opposition and “ extinguished hopes of a fair vote ,” the Financial Times reported, arresting rivals and dismantling institutions since his 2019 election. Nonetheless, European countries have been working with Tunisia to reduce cross-Mediterranean migration: The European Union pledged it $120 million in funding to combat smuggling,

More than 30 Tunisian MPs proposed an urgent bill on Friday to amend the country's electoral law, in an attempt to strip the Administrative Court of its role as an adjudicator in election-related disputes before the October 6 presidential vote.