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Ennahda’s choice Jemli tapped to be Tunisia PM, faces big challenge
Middle East
November 16, 2019
Ennahda’s choice Jemli tapped to be Tunisia PM, faces big challenge
TUNIS (Reuters) – A former junior minister faces the challenge of creating a ruling coalition in economically troubled Tunisia after…
Tunisia’s moderate Islamist party may choose outside candidate as PM
Middle East
November 9, 2019
Tunisia’s moderate Islamist party may choose outside candidate as PM
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s moderate Islamist Ennahda party may choose a candidate from outside its ranks to head government, two…
Saied supporters hail revival of Tunisia’s 2011 revolution after poll
Features/Interviews
October 14, 2019
Saied supporters hail revival of Tunisia’s 2011 revolution after poll
TUNIS (Reuters) – Supporters of retired law professor Kais Saied celebrated into Monday morning after exit polls indicated he won…
Media mogul, academic face off as Tunisians choose president
Middle East
October 13, 2019
Media mogul, academic face off as Tunisians choose president
Tunisians began voting on Sunday in a presidential runoff pitting a conservative academic against a media magnate fresh out of…
Tunisia elects lawmakers to tackle economy, disappointment after uprising
Middle East
October 6, 2019
Tunisia elects lawmakers to tackle economy, disappointment after uprising
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisians voted for a new parliament on Sunday but quiet polling stations gave an indication of the…
Tunisians vote in parliamentary election
Middle East
October 6, 2019
Tunisians vote in parliamentary election
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisians began voting on Sunday for a parliament that must address chronic economic problems at a moment…
Tunisia’s election credibility affected by candidate’s detention: president
Middle East
October 5, 2019
Tunisia’s election credibility affected by candidate’s detention: president
TUNIS (Reuters) – Detained Tunisian presidential candidate Nabil Karoui’s inability to campaign is affecting the credibility of the elections and…
Tunisian presidential candidate to stay in jail, testing democracy
Middle East
October 2, 2019
Tunisian presidential candidate to stay in jail, testing democracy
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian presidential candidate Nabil Karoui, who faces an election run-off this month, must stay in detention for…
Outsider leads after divisive Tunisia presidential poll
Middle East
September 16, 2019
Outsider leads after divisive Tunisia presidential poll
Political outsider Kais Saied was leading Tunisia’s election with just over a quarter of votes counted, the election commission said…
Tunisia heads to polls for keenly fought presidential contest
Middle East
September 15, 2019
Tunisia heads to polls for keenly fought presidential contest
Rarely has the outcome of an election been so uncertain in Tunisia, the cradle and partial success story of the…