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Former Tunisian President warns Kais Saied against coup d’état allegedly in preparation

Ex-Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki Tuesday indicated that there is currently a plan for a coup d’état to ouster incumbent leader Kais Saied, without providing further details about the plotters. “A decision to remove Kais Saied by a coup d’état is already taken, and his replacement is ready,” he said during a video conference of parties […]

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Tunisia: Kais Saied seizes former President Moncef Marzouki’s diplomatic passport on treason charges

Tunisian President Kais Saied has ordered the seizure of the diplomatic passport of former President Moncef Marzouki, whom he accused of treason against the State. The move comes after Marzouki said he was happy to have contributed to the postponement to next year of the 18th Summit of the International Organization of Francophonie that was […]

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Former President Marzouki urges Tunisians to ouster Kais Saied

Moncef Marzouki, a former Tunisian President and active politician, has called on the army and Tunisians to remove President Kais Saied over the current situation that has plunged the North African country in the unknown since July 25. Saied has put in place exceptional measures, including the freeze of the parliament activities and suspension of […]

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Algeria stood in the way of Tunisia’s Jasmin Revolution- Former President

Moncef Marzouki, first President of post-Arab Spring Tunisia, made headlines again by accusing Algeria of standing in the way of the Jasmin Revolution against Ben Ali’s regime.   “Algerian authorities fought the Tunisian revolution to which they showed hostility in its first years,” Marzouki told Al Khaleej TV.   Marzouki added that he met former […]

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Former Tunisian President denounces Algeria’s hostility to Moroccan territorial integrity

Moncef Marzouki, former Tunisian President, denounced Algeria’s hostility to Morocco’s territorial integrity and the obstacles posed by Algiers to the Maghreb edifice. “We can’t hold 100 million Maghreb citizens hostage because of some 100,000 Sahraoui separatists,” Marzouki said in an interview with the London-based Al Quds Al Arabi. The former Tunisian President commended Morocco’s autonomy […]