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Supporters of Tunisian presidential candidate Beji Caid El-Sebsi march during an election campaign in Tunis on November 21, 2014.
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Opinion: Tunisia, A Pioneer Again

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Dec 27, 2014 | Opinion

Perhaps it is premature to talk about the success of Tunisia’s democratic experiment in the aftermath of the “Arab Spring”. The jury is still out following the announcement of the results of the first truly democratic presidential elections in Tunisia which has...

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In this Nov. 23, 2014 file photo, presidential candidate and Nidaa Tounes party leader Beji Caid El-Sebsi leaves the polling station of Soukra after casting his vote, during the first round of the Tunisian presidential election. (AP Photo/Mohamed Werteni)

Veteran El-Sebsi wins Tunisia’s presidential vote

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 23, 2014 | Middle East

Tunis, Reuters—Veteran Tunisian politician Beji Caid El-Sebsi won the country’s first free presidential election in the final step of a transition to democracy after an uprising that ousted autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali in 2011. El-Sebsi, a former Ben Ali...

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Former Tunisian prime minister Beji Caid El-Sebsi, center, leaves after a meeting as part of a dialogue between Ennahda and opposition figures in Tunis, on November 4, 2013. (Reuters/Zoubeir Souissi)

Former Tunisian premier warns of election delay

by Monji Saidani | Apr 21, 2014 | Middle East

Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Tunisia’s former prime minister and the leader of the Tunisian Call movement, Beji Caid El-Sebsi, warned on Sunday that the country’s forthcoming elections could be delayed due to political and economic problems. Sebsi, speaking at a public...

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Tunisian protesters hold a giant national flag during an anti government demonstration on November 15, 2013 in Tunis (AFP PHOTO/FETHI BELAID_

Union pour la Tunisie seeks new allies ahead of polls

by Monji Saidani | Mar 31, 2014 | Middle East

Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Taïeb Baccouche, Secretary-General of the Tunisian Call Movement, confirmed on Sunday that a number of parties are seeking to join the secularist Union pour la Tunisie electoral alliance ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections planned...

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Former prime minister Hamadi Jebali waves to reporters following the transfer of power ceremony to newly appointed Tunisian prime minister Ali Larayedh, unseen, in Tunis, Tunisia, on Thursday March 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)

Hamadi Jebali: A View from Tunis

by Nadia Al-Turki | May 19, 2013 | Interviews

Oxford, Asharq Al-Awsat—With Tunisian elections nominally scheduled to take place before the end of this year, there has been much focus on political divides and infighting in the country’s fledgling democracy. At the same time, Tunisia is dealing with a...