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Tunisia’s new president vows to fight graft

23 Oct 2019

Tunisia’s new President Kais Saied took the oath of office on Wednesday after his surprise election victory over champions of the political establishment. Saied, a conservative academic with no...

Tunisia’s ‘Robocop’ elected president on youth tide

14 Oct 2019

The electoral commission announced on Monday that voters gave conservative political outsider Kais Saied a sweeping mandate to be Tunisia’s next president, thanks largely to young people who flocked to...

Tunisians cast ballots in final round to elect new president

14 Oct 2019

Tunisians cast ballots on Sunday to choose their next president in an election that has raised hard tests for the young democracy as voters rejected established politicians and a major...

All eyes on today’s election in Tunisia

12 Oct 2019

Tunisia prepared for Sunday’s presidential runoff after the two finalists, both political outsiders, went head-to-head in a rare television debate in a last bid to woo the country’s seven million...

Tunisia’s Nabil Karoui walks free from jail

10 Oct 2019

Tunisia’s presidential candidate Nabil Karoui received a hero’s welcome as he walked free from jail, just days ahead of a runoff against a political newcomer. Karoui’s release is the...

Political deadlock persists in Tunisia

07 Oct 2019

Tunisia faced political deadlock on Monday after Sunday’s election delivered a fragmented parliament and no obvious path to forming a government that must urgently address chronic economic and fiscal problems....

Economy in focus as Tunisians cast ballots for new parliament

07 Oct 2019

Tunisians voted for a new parliament on Sunday but quiet polling stations gave an indication of the economic disillusionment that has emerged since the 2011 revolution and brought political newcomers...

Tunisia sets presidential election runoff for Oct.13

02 Oct 2019

Tunisia’s electoral commission said on Wednesday the country’s presidential election runoff would take place on Oct.13 despite calls to postpone the vote by the party of a jailed frontrunner. ...

Jailed tycoon hopeful of winning presidency

22 Sep 2019

Jailed Tunisian media magnate Nabil Karoui said he’s “reasonably optimistic” about winning Tunisia’s presidential runoff, where he is facing independent law professor Kais Saied. They beat out two dozen...

Tunisia's ousted president Ben Ali passes away

19 Sep 2019

Tunisia's ousted president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali died in exile in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, days after a free presidential election in his homeland, his family lawyer said. "Ben...

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