•  Promulgation of the law 1999-27 dated March 29, 1999 : completing the law 1997-48 of July 21, 1997 , concerning the public financing of political parties. Under the new law, an annual grant is offered to political parties as a contribution to cover the costs of paper and the printing of their newspapers. This law was followed by the publication of the enforcement decree 1999-762 dated April 10, 1999 , setting the annual grant offered to support the press of political parties press, and defining the procedures and modalities of its granting.

•  Promulgation of the constitutional law 1999-52 of June 30, 1999 : including dispensatory provisions to paragraph 3 of article 40 of the constitution. This law reinforces pluralism in the 1999 presidential election, by allowing the first officials of opposition parties (president or secretary general) to stand as presidential candidates, in case the condition of presentation of candidates, provided for in the above-stated article of the constitution, cannot be fulfilled. However, the candidate shall, on the day he presents his candidacy, have held that position for at least five consecutive years and his party shall have one or more members in the Chamber of Deputies.

•  The first pluralist presidential elections in the history of Tunisia were held on October 24, 1999 . The legislative elections held on the same day consecrated the pluralist choice. The presence of the Opposition in the Chamber of Deputies was reinforced to reach 34 seats.