Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem el-Mechichi’s firing of Imed Boukhris, President of the National Anti-Corruption Authority (INLUCC) has sparked widespread controversy on the political scene.
By Sami Zaptia.
London, 23 May 202
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Libyan Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba received Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem El Mechichi and his accompanying high-level ministerial delegation.
The Libyan government reported that the visit of the Tunisian Prime Minister to Libya will last two days, accompanied by a large political and economic delegation, which includes many ministers, heads of companies, financial, commercial and industrial institutions and Tunisian businessmen.
The visit coincides with the holding of the Libyan Tunisian Economic Forum: Towards Linking with Africa being held from 23-25 May at the Tripoli Fairgrounds.
Press conference: Aldabaiba
During their joint press conference Aldabaiba said that there has been a great momentum in Libyan-Tunisian relations since his Government of National Unity (GNU) assumed its duties.
April 7, 2021 at 10:50 am | Published in: Africa, News, Tunisia
Tunisian President Kais Saied speaks during a ceremony in Tunis, Tunisia on March 22, 2021 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency] April 7, 2021 at 10:50 am
Tunisia s President Kais Saied said on Tuesday that he had rejected parliament s attempt to reduce the number of votes needed to approve the formation of a constitutional court,
Anadolu reported.
Saied claimed that such amendments were merely introduced in a bid to settle scores, while
Al Sharq Al Awsat newspaper said that Saied was afraid that the new amendments were targeting him and give the parliament more power to be able to oust the president.
By Reuters Staff
2 Min Read
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia’s president said on Tuesday that he opposed parliament’s attempt to set up a constitutional court, which he said was merely a bid to settle scores.
Tunisian President Kais Saied takes the oath of office in Tunis, Tunisia, October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi/File Photo
A smooth transition from autocratic rule to democracy in 2011 brought about a new constitution in 2014, which provided for a court to be set up within a year to adjudicate constitutional disputes.
However, politicians have been unable since then to agree the names of 12 judges. Now, with President Kais Saied in deadlock with Prime Minister Hichem El Mechichi and Mechichi’s ally, Parliamentary Speaker Rached Ghannouchi, the speaker has launched a new bid to establish the court in the hope that it might end the political paralysis.
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