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Abir Moussi, president of the Free Destourian Party, [45] announced in February 2022 that she would be her party's candidate. [46] In detention since October 2023, her candidacy was filed by her defense committee on 3 August without a criminal record or sponsorships, following the ISIE's refusal to provide the necessary copy.
The 2022 Tunisian constitutional referendum transformed Tunisia into a presidential republic, giving the president sweeping powers while largely limiting the role of the parliament. The current president of the Republic of Tunisia is Kais Saied, since 23 October 2019. [11]
6 October – 2024 Tunisian presidential election: President Saied is elected to a second term in office after winning 90.7% of the vote amid a boycott by opposition figures and a turnout of 28.8%. [18] [19] 21 October – Kais Saied is inaugurated for a second term as president. [20]
Tunisia's election on Sunday pits President Kais Saied, who rights groups say has removed most democratic checks on his power, against a candidate who was suddenly jailed last month and another ...
Tunisia's increasingly authoritarian leader has scheduled the next presidential election for October without saying whether he will seek a second term after five tumultuous years at the head of ...
August 25, 2024 at 10:05 AM. TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian President Kais Saied announced on Sunday a broad cabinet reshuffle of 19 ministers that included those for defence, foreign affairs and the ...
There are currently three living former presidents. The most recent former president to die was Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, on 19 September 2019. The presidency of Mohamed Ennaceur, who assumed the office as acting president following the death of incumbent president Beji Caid Essebsi, was the shortest in Tunisian history (90 days).
From 1956 to 1975, the president could run for reelection any number of times. In 1975—a year after winning his fourth term—Bourguiba was declared president for life. With Bourguiba's ouster in 1987, his successor, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, pushed through amendments limiting a president to three five-year terms, with no more than two in a ...