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File photo—Tunisian prime minister Ali Laarayedh speaks during a meeting as part of the dialogue between Tunisia’s ruling Islamists and the opposition on October 5, 2013. (AFP PHOTO / FETHI BELAID)

Ali Laarayedh: Ennahda will be a major force at next elections

by Monji Saidani | Jul 2, 2014 | Interviews

Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—As Tunisian political parties gear up for parliamentary elections scheduled for October 26, and presidential elections one month later, Asharq Al-Awsat talks to former Tunisian prime minister and senior Islamist Ennahda Movement leader Ali...

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Tunisia’s Constituent Assembly President, Mustafa Ben Jaafar, arrives at the Constituent Assembly for a plenary session due to set an election calendar on June 25, 2014, in the capital, Tunis. (AFP PHOTO/FETHI BELAID)

Mustafa Ben Jaafar: Being a consensus presidential candidate “would be an honor”

by Michel Abu Najm | Jun 27, 2014 | Interviews

Paris, Asharq Al-Awsat—As a leading member of Tunisia’s former Troika government, Democratic Forum of Labor and Liberties (Ettakatol) party leader Mustafa Ben Jaafar finds himself in a difficult position as his country prepares for presidential and parliamentary...

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Tunisia’s prime minister-designate Mehdi Jomaa (L) speaks with Nejib Chebbi, leader of the Al Joumhouri party, in the constituent assembly in Tunis on December 25, 2013. (REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi)

Tunisia: PM-designate Jomaa closing in on cabinet formation

by Monji Saidani | Jan 10, 2014 | Middle East

UPDATE 16:15 GMT: PM Jomaa has been sworn in and has promised to form a cabinet “as soon as possible.” Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Prime Minister-designate Mehdi Jomaa has taken concrete steps to forming a technocratic caretaker government to oversee Tunisia...

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Tunisian Prime Minister Ali Laarayedh , left, presents his resignation to President Moncef Marzouki, on Thursday January 9, 2014. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Tunisia’s Islamist prime minister resigns

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 9, 2014 | Middle East

Tunis, AP—Tunisia’s Islamist prime minister announced his resignation Thursday in favor of a caretaker government that will supervise new elections later this year. The resignation of Ali Laarayedh and the dissolution of his coalition government represent an...

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Tunisia’s ruling Islamist Ennahda party’s leader Rachid Ghannouchi (L) and executive board’s member Ameur Larayedh (R) attend a meeting as part of talks with the opposition aimed at implementing a roadmap to end a three-month political crisis on October 25, 2013 in Tunis. (AFP)

Tunisia: Opposition holds firm to conditions for resuming dialogue

by Monji Saidani | Nov 21, 2013 | Middle East

Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Tunisian opposition has renewed its calls for Ali Laarayedh’s government to resign and withdraw amendments recently introduced to the Constituent Assembly, Asharq Al-Awsat has learned. The opposition said it would not return to the political...