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Supporters of Ennahda party candidate Ali Laarayedh attend his electoral campaign in Tunis,Tunisia on October 12, 2014. (EPA/Mohamed Messara)

Alliance with Ennahda protected Tunisia’s political future: CPR chief

by Monji Saidani | Oct 22, 2014 | Middle East

Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Tunisia’s former ruling coalition made mistakes, but served to stabilize the country at a critical time, one of its most senior members told Asharq Al-Awsat in an exclusive interview ahead of fresh parliamentary elections next week. Imed Daimi,...

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Tunisian youth look at election posters put up on a street in Tunis on October 4, 2014. (AFP PHOTO / FETHI BELAID)

Campaigning begins for Tunisia’s parliamentary elections

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 5, 2014 | Middle East

Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Campaigning began on Saturday for Tunisia’s second set of parliamentary elections following the ouster of longtime dictator Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali in 2011. The election, scheduled for October 26, will see an electorate of 5.3 million—including...

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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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Ennahda leader Rachid Ghannouchi speaks during a press conference on May 9, 2013 in Tunis. (AFP/Fethi Belaid)

Ghannouchi: Ennahda left the government, but not its position of authority

by Hatim Betioui | Jun 6, 2014 | Interviews

Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Tunisia’s Ennahda Movement may have stepped down from government following months of political instability and a wide-ranging national dialogue, but that isn’t stopping leader Rachid Ghannouchi from preparing for upcoming presidential and...