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Tunisia awaits languid election for powerless parliament

Tunis (AFP) - Tunisians go to the polls Saturday to elect a parliament largely stripped of its powers, under a hyper-presidential system installed by the head of state Kais Saied after his power grab last year.

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Tunisia's path from revolution to presidential power grab

Tunisia holds an election for a new parliament on Saturday. Opposition parties say the legislative chamber - introduced under reforms that concentrated power in the hands of President Kais Saied - is illegal and are boycotting the vote.

Reuters

Tunisia's Saied unpicks 'Arab spring' democracy

President Kais Saied has dramatically reshaped Tunisian politics in his favour since mid-2021, amassing near total power in what critics see as a march to one-man rule set to culminate on Saturday, when voters will elect a largely toothless parliament.

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As Tunisia votes, coastal town's youth dream only of Europe

Tunisia holds an election on Saturday but, in the coastal town of Zarzis, teenager Ismail Challahki and others like him couldn't care less. All they're waiting for is the chance to risk their lives on another smugglers' boat bound for Europe.

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Ex-Tunisian president warns of ‘Arab volcano’ ahead of elections

Former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki tells Al Jazeera current President Kais Saied is part of ‘counter-revolution’.

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Biden promotes partnerships with Africa at leadership summit

US president announces new investments, trade deals in Africa, highlighting sustainable energy and infrastructure.

Al Jazeera

Tunisia journalists union accuses election authority of harassing media

Tunisia's main journalists union on Wednesday accused the national electoral commission of harassing media to silence critics of a parliamentary election scheduled for Saturday amid a boycott of the vote by major parties.

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As elections approach, Tunisian market shelves are still bare

Food shortages have been ongoing for months in Tunisia, another sign of the country’s economic crisis.

Al Jazeera

Tunisian president must be held accountable by US: Advocacy group

Tunisian United Network says high-ranking officials have committed crimes that could lead to sanctions.

Al Jazeera

Morocco wins Africa support in World Cup clash with France

Tunis (AFP) - His country is in diplomatic crisis with Morocco, but that's not stopping Tunisian Wissam Sultani supporting the first ever Arab or African team to reach a football World Cup semi-final.

AFP

Critics of Tunisian leader see little democracy in coming election

For Tunisia's President Kais Saied, Saturday's parliamentary election caps the new political structure he built after seizing broad powers last year, but the opposition calls it undemocratic and the main parties will boycott the vote.

Reuters

Tunisians protest president ahead of polls

Tunis (AFP) - Hundreds protested in Tunisia Saturday against President Kais Saied ahead of parliamentary elections that represent the latest consolidation of a power grab he began in July last year.

AFP

Tunisians protest against Saied ahead of parliamentary elections

Opponents say a vote on December 17 under the country’s new constitution is illegitimate and are calling for a boycott.

Al Jazeera

Tunisians protest against president a week before parliamentary elections

Hundreds of Tunisians protested on Saturday against President Kais Saied a week before elections to a new parliament created by his constitutional changes, accusing him of an undemocratic coup.

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Tunisia trade union ‘no longer accepts’ president’s agenda

The powerful UGTT says it will oppose Kais Saied’s reforms and defend freedoms ‘whatever the cost.’

AFP

Tunisia union chief slams elections as pointless

Tunis (AFP) - Tunisia's powerful UGTT trade union chief took aim Saturday at legislative elections due later this month, claiming they serve no purpose in light of constitutional reforms that neutered political parties.

Reuters

Tunisia's UGTT union says elections expected this month 'have no colour or taste'

Tunisia's parliamentary elections later this month "have no colour and taste" and are a result of a constitution that does not enjoy national unanimity, said the leader of the powerful UGTT Union on Saturday, in his clearest comments rejecting the vote to date.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisia’s Ghannouchi in Court Again over Alleged Extremist Links

The speaker of Tunisia's dissolved parliament appeared on Monday before a judge investigating accusations his party helped Tunisian extremists travel to fight in Iraq and Syria. Rached Ghannouchi, an arch-rival of President Kais Saied and also head of the Islamist-inspired Ennahda party, arrived in the morning at the anti-terror court…

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Tunisia ex-speaker in court again over alleged jihadist links

Tunis (AFP) - The speaker of Tunisia's dissolved parliament appeared on Monday before a judge investigating accusations his party helped Tunisian jihadists travel to fight in Iraq and Syria.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisia Says Seeking Partners for $3.2 Bln of Projects

Tunisia is seeking international partners for investment projects worth 10 billion Tunisian dinars ($3.2 billion), economy minister Samir Saied said on Saturday at a summit of leaders of French-speaking countries it is hosting. Saied also signed a $200 million financing agreement with France that will help support the North African…

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French-speaking bloc starts Tunisia summit focused on economy

Djerba (Tunisia) (AFP) - The world's French-speaking countries gathered in Tunisia on Saturday for talks focused on economic cooperation, but faced calls to do more to resolve international crises.

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French-speaking countries begin Tunisia summit focused on economy

The world's French-speaking countries gathered in Tunisia on Saturday for talks focused on economic cooperation, more than a year after President Kais Saied began an internationally criticised power grab.

France 24

Francophone countries meet in Tunisia summit amid democracy, economy concerns

The world's French-speaking countries gathered in Tunisia on Saturday for talks focused on economic cooperation, but faced calls to do more to resolve international crises.

Reuters

Tunisia's milk shortage leaves farmers poor and the public angry

Tunisian dairy farmer Maher Gizmir has sold nearly half his cows this year and reduced his daily output by 85%, adding to a shortage of milk around the country as a cash-strapped government wrestles with inflation.

AFP

Tunisians protest over Sfax garbage crisis

Sfax (Tunisia) (AFP) - Over 1,000 people demonstrated in Tunisia's second city Sfax on Thursday amid an ongoing trash crisis exacerbated by a landfill fire polluting the city's air.

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