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Why Ghannouchi & Essebsi are bedfellows

The many one-on-one meetings between Beji Caid Essebsi and Rached Ghannouchi since they met up in Paris on Aug. 15 aimed only to finding a modus vivendi between their respective Nidaa Tounes and Ennahda parties. And to achieve that, the [...] (528 words)

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