More than 50 political parties have been established in Tunisia since the fall of the Ben Ali regime in January, the interior ministry said Wednesday.
The ministry said 55 parties and 106 political associations had come into being following the ousting of the former president after 23 years, along with 51 new journals.
The number of political parties in Tunisia has reached 63, it said, adding that a further 82 had been refused authorisation. The number of associations stands at 9,698.
A further 51 new journals have been authorised for publication but have not yet appeared, and another 40 requests are being considered.
Only 10 dailies were created during the rule of Zine el Abidine Ben Ali who fled to Saudi Arabia on January 14 after a mass popular uprising.