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Saied blindsided by Taoufik Charfeddine resignation

The former Tunisian Minister of the Interior Taoufik Charfeddine. © Mohamed Messara/EPA/MaxPPP

The interior minister's public announcement that he was stepping down was not cleared by the Tunisian president, who had not yet made up his mind about his successor. [...]

Published on 24.03.2023 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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The former chief of staff of the Tunisian President, Nadia Akacha.

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Interior ministry still without an intelligence director

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The four influential officers that have Kais Saied's ear

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