Kais Saied

Tunisia’s Saied moves toward landslide win in election

Supporters of current Tunisian President Kais Saied began celebrations in the capital on Sunday night after an exit poll broadcast on state television showed him winning, beating two rivals, one…

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Tunisian president shuffles cabinet

Tunisian President Kais Saied announced a broad cabinet reshuffle of 19 ministers that included those for defence, foreign affairs and the economy, ahead of a presidential election on Oct. 6.…

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Tunisian president sacks prime minister

Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani and appointed Social Affairs Minister Kamel Maddouri as his replacement, the Tunisian presidency said in a statement late on Wednesday. Hachani…

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Tunisian presidential candidates complain of restrictions and intimidation

Tunisian opposition parties, presidential candidates and human rights groups have accused the authorities of using "arbitrary restrictions" and intimidation in order to ensure the re-election of President Kais Saied in…

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UPDATED: EU considering major Tunisia aid package as migration surges

TUNIS, June 11 (Reuters) - The European Union is considering over 1 billion euros ($1.07 billion) in aid for Tunisia to help develop its battered economy, rescue state finances and…

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Tunisian president suggests taxing rich as solution to fiscal problem

TUNIS, June 3 (Reuters) - Tunisian President Kais Saied on Saturday suggested raising taxes on richer people could be an alternative to socially painful reforms as a means to secure an international…

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Tunisian president says influx of irregular migrants to Tunisia must quickly be ended

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's President Kais Saied denounced undocumented sub-Saharan African immigration to his country on Tuesday, saying in comments criticised by rights groups that it was aimed at Tunisia's…

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Powerful Tunisian trade union defies president with mass protests

SFAX, Tunisia, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Thousands of members of Tunisia's powerful UGTT trade union took to the streets of eight cities on Saturday to protest against President Kais Saied's policies, accusing…

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Tunisian president extends state of emergency until Jan. 30

TUNIS, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Tunisian President Kais Saied extended the state of emergency until Jan. 30, 2023, the official gazette said on. Tunisia powerful UGTT Union on Wednesday approved…

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FACTBOX-How Tunisia’s president has tightened his grip on power

TUNIS, July 24 (Reuters) - President Kais Saied has been steadily consolidating his grip over Tunisia since seizing broad powers a year ago. As he puts a new constitution to…

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Tunisians protest against referendum for controversial new constitution

Tunisian police blocked hundreds of demonstrators from reaching electoral commission offices on Thursday as protesters took to the streets against a referendum on a new constitution that would expand the…

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Tunisian opposition leader faces money laundering allegations

TUNIS, July 6 (Reuters) - Tunisia's main opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi has been summoned by a judge over money laundering allegations, his Ennahda party said on Wednesday, accusing the authorities of targeting…

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Analysis: Tunisia’s Saied poised for more power but economy crumbles

TUNIS (Reuters) - President Kais Saied looks on course to tighten his grip on Tunisia through a constitutional referendum in July, but it could prove to be a poisoned chalice…

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Tunisia’s Saied unpicks young ‘Arab Spring’ democracy

TUNIS, (Reuters) - President Kais Saied has proposed a new constitution that would formalise his sweeping seizure of powers after dismantling much of Tunisia's young democracy over 11 turbulent months.…

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Tunisia’s Saied unpicks young ‘Arab Spring’ democracy

President Kais Saied has gathered nearly all state power in his hands after dismantling much of Tunisia's young democracy over 11 turbulent months. But as he prepares for a referendum…

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Tunisian judges to suspend work in courts for a week after president fired 57 judges

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian judges will suspend work in courts for a week and hold a sit-in to protest against the president's firing of dozens of judges, a judge said…

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Tunisian president purges judges after instituting one-man rule

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's president sacked 57 judges on Wednesday, accusing them of corruption and protecting terrorists in a purge of the judiciary that comes as he seeks to remake the political…

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Tunisian president excludes parties from preparing new constitution

Tunisian President Kais Saied named a law professor to head an advisory committee to draft a new constitution for a "new republic", the presidency said, excluding political parties from restructuring…

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Tunisia’s president rules out early elections after dissolving parliament

(Reuters) -Tunisia’s parliamentary elections won’t be held within the next three months, President Kais Saied said late on Thursday during a meeting with Prime Minister Najla Bouden, according to a…

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Tunisian crisis escalates as president dissolves parliament

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian President Kais Saied late on Wednesday issued a decree dissolving parliament, which has been suspended since last year, after it defied him by voting to repeal decrees that…

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UPDATED: Tunisian president offers dialogue, but without giving details

TUNIS, March 21 (Reuters) - Tunisia's president said on Monday there would be a national dialogue about the country's political system as he moves to rewrite the constitution after establishing one-man rule,…

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Photo Story: Anti-government protests in Tunisia

Demonstrators hold Tunisian national flags during a protest against Tunisian President Kais Saied's seizure of governing powers, during the 66th anniversary of Tunisia's independence in Tunis, Tunisia, 20 March 2022.…

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Tunisia’s Saied to bar foreign funding for civil society

Tunisia's President Kais Saied announced he will outlaw foreign funding for civil society organisations as he tries to remake the country's politics after establishing one-man rule. Civil society organisations, including…

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UPDATED: Tunisian judiciary head says president’s move illegal and judges won’t be silent

TUNIS, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Tunisian Supreme Judicial Council head Youssef Bouzakher said on Sunday the president's decision to dissolve the body was illegal and an effort to put the…

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Tunisian democracy now in the hands of its solemn president

TUNIS (Reuters) - Described by those who know him as set in his opinions and trusting of only a tight circle, a former constitutional law professor now holds the future…

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Tunisian president rejects dialogue with ‘traitors’

Tunisia’s President Kais Saied said he would not do deals with those he described as “traitors”, an apparent reference to the moderate Islamist Ennahda party, the biggest in the suspended…

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Tunisian president says there is ‘no turning back’

Tunisia's President Kais Saied said on Thursday there was "no turning back" from his decision to freeze parliament and assume executive power, moves his opponents have branded a coup. Speaking…

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Tunisian president says he will not become a dictator

Tunisia's president promised he would not turn into a dictator and rejected accusations he had staged a coup, as two parliament members were arrested following his decision to lift their…

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Tunisian president bashes ‘wrong choices’ on economy

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian President Kais Saied said on Wednesday that "wrong economic choices" had caused major financial problems in his first comments on the economy since using emergency powers…

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Tunisian president orders night curfew from Monday to Aug. 27 -statement

CAIRO, July 26 (Reuters) - Tunisian President Kais Saied prohibited the movement of people and vehicles from 7 p.m. until 6 a.m., starting Monday and lasting until Aug. 27, with…

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Tunisia President wants debate on new political system, constitutional amendment

Tunisian President Kais Saied called for a dialogue with political parties on creating a new political system and amending the 2014 constitution, which he described as “with locks everywhere”, in…

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Exit polls indicate Kais Saied won Tunisia presidential election

Tunisian polling agencies are forecasting that conservative law professor Kais Saied has overwhelmingly won the North African country's presidential election. Saied's supporters exploded with joy, celebrating on the main boulevard…

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Presidential elections preparations in Tunisia

A worker of Tunisia's Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) dispatch ballot boxes to polling stations a day ahead of the presidential election in Tunis, Tunisia. The second-round runoff of…

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Tunisia presidential run-off vote set for October 13

The second round of voting in Tunisia’s presidential election, pitting law professor Kais Saied against imprisoned media mogul Nabil Karoui, will be held on October 13, the head of the…

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Outsiders claim lead in first round of Tunisian presidential vote

Two anti-establishment candidates claimed the lead in the first round of Tunisia's presidential election on Sunday, in a poll focused on high unemployment and a surge in the cost of…

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