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Voters stay away en masse in challenge to Saïed

Union strike action could strengthen opposition to regime's growing authoritarianism but outsiders steer clear

The scale of the backlash by voters, just 8.8% of whom turned out in Saturday's parliamentary elections, according to Tunisia's electoral commission, is a major blow to President...

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Trade union chief poses new threat to Saïed

Unions threaten to end cooperation with the President ahead of heavily controlled parliamentary vote

In elections on 17 December, President Kaïs Saïed is expected to get the docile parliament he wants. It will be shaped by his constitutional reform programme, approved on...

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Ruto hits back at dissident electoral commissioners

Suspending the dissidents is likely to be the first move in a prolonged fight over control of the commission

President William Ruto has suspended the four members of the Independent Elections and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) who disowned the results which saw him elected in August in a...

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African nations win latest round on UN tax reform body

Defying opposition from the Paris-based OECD club of rich countries, developing economies are trying to win rights for a greater share of global tax revenues

The United Nations has agreed to lay the groundwork for the creation of a new system of international tax cooperation by approving a resolution on 23 November to...

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Courts press pause on President Ruto's administration

Civic activists mount legal challenge to President's appointments on grounds of gender and regional balance

After his cabinet secretary nominations sailed through parliament despite integrity and competence questions over many of them, President William Ruto faces a roadblock to his plans to reward...

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