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After dismissing Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and suspending the National Assembly on 25 July President Kaïs Saïed has seen his popularity grow as he promises 'strong leadership' to resolve the country's serial political crises (AC Vol 62 No 16 Saïed lashes out)...
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President Kaïs Saïed's decision to sack his prime minister Hichem Mechichi after the massive anti-government protests on Republic Day (25 July) took few by surprise...
VisitorsIt started with a 17 March visit from Tunisia's President Kais Saied looking to rebuild economic ties...
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President Kais Saied who has taken a conciliatory line towards the youthful demonstrators in Tunis and the major cities is opposing Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi's choice of 11 new ministers to rejuvenate the government...
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The breakthrough came as the new President Kaïs Saïed attempted for the second time to find a candidate to help him form a government...
Under the constitution the new president Kaïs Saïed who ran as an independent had to ask the head of the largest party the Islamist and conservative Ennahda party to try to form a government...
Two extremes topped the poll: devout Muslim law professor Kaïs Saïed who campaigned with no political support machine whatsoever; and his polar opposite the fiercely ambitious media mogul Nabil Karoui sometimes known as 'Tunisia's Berlusconi'...
But he scored only 3-7% in the final opinion polls on 16 July as did most others leaving Karoui leading with an average lead of 20% with the constitutional lawyer Kaïs Saïed on 18%...
The other front-runner in the polls Kaïs Saïed also presents himself as an opponent of 'the system'...