Tag: President Kais Saied
Opposition leader jailed, banned from presidential elections in Tunisia
The court also banned Mraihi, leader of the Republican Union Party and one of the most prominent critics of President…
Tunisian judges extend strike for second week
Saied's decision sparked a wave of domestic and foreign criticism. Ten international rights groups accused him of dealing "a deep…
57 judges sacked for corruption, covering up terrorism cases
The president also pledged to publish the names of judges who disrupted investigations into a total of 6,268 terrorism files…
Tunisian President Saied deepens coup, seizes electoral commission
Saied has already dismissed parliament and taken control of the judiciary after assuming executive authority last summer and saying he…
Tunisian President Saied strikes again, dissolves judicial council
The Supreme Judicial Council is an independent and constitutional institution, formed in 2016. Its powers include ensuring the independence of…
Najla Bouden emerges first Tunisian female Prime Minister
President Kais Saied of Tunisia on Wednesday appointed a new prime minister, two months after controversially unseating the previous premier…