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A rattled Ghannouchi seeks way forward with Kais Saied

Rached Ghannouchi. © REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

The head of the Islamist Ennahda party has instructed MP Mohamed Goumani, who is close to the president's brother Naoufel Saied, to reopen negotiation channels with the head of state. [...]

Published on 27.08.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Beji Caid Essebsi
Chokri Riahi
Ennahda
Hichri
Kais Saied
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Mohamed Goumani
Naoufel Saied
Rached Ghannouchi
Ridha Gharsellaoui
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Inner circles | Tunisia
Kais Saied rules supreme but is more isolated than ever

While the head of state may have effectively placed himself at the centre of power on 25 July when he rejected the parliamentary system born from the 2011 revolution, his entourage of advisers and friends at Carthage Palace has since become a hotbed of clan rivalries.

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MPs critical of Kais Saied take flight

While parliamentary activities are suspended, some Tunisian MPs have been able to travel abroad in recent days. Others seem to have left the country before the president's 25 July power grab.

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Tunisia
Saied's supporters get organised

Tunisians openly in favour of the president's July power grab are starting to form associations. They got together this week to discuss the country's political future.

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Troubled in Tunis, Ennahda revives its London base

The Islamic democratic party has been trying to distance itself from a lobbying contract signed in London with US giant BCW that has led to a judicial inquiry in Tunisia. Yet all signs seem to indicate the party was directly involved.

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Tunisia
Saied plays army spies and 'ill-gotten gains' as trump cards

First he suspended parliament and sacked the prime minister. Now the president plans to turn up the heat on his political enemies by co-opting military intelligence agents in a renewed bid to recover embezzled billions.

Subscribers only Politics 29.07.2021

Tunisian President Kais Saied addresses the nation, 25 July 2021.

Spotlight | Tunisia
Gannouchi looks for a pro-Karoui prime minister

After having been disoriented by Kaïs Saïed's overwhelming victory in the presidential elections, Rached Ghannouchi has already set about negotiating the formation of the next government. And to keep the new president at arm's length, he is looking for support [.

Subscribers only Politics 17.10.2019

Spotlight | Tunisia
Kais Saied bedded in LTCP's Islamo-revolutionary matrix

Kais Saied, who topped the polls in the first round of voting in the presidential elections on September 15, benefited from discreet but decisive support from the Ligue de Tunisie pour la Culture et la Pluralite (LTCP).

Subscribers only Politics 26.09.2019

Presidential candidate Kais Saied and his brother Naoufel Saied, Tunisia.

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Tunisia
A rattled Ghannouchi seeks way forward with Kais Saied

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Kais Saied rules supreme but is more isolated than ever

Tunisia
MPs critical of Kais Saied take flight

Tunisia
Saied's supporters get organised

Tunisia
Troubled in Tunis, Ennahda revives its London base

Tunisia
Saied plays army spies and 'ill-gotten gains' as trump cards

Spotlight | Tunisia
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Kais Saied bedded in LTCP's Islamo-revolutionary matrix