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Spotlight TUNISIA 17/10/2019

Gannouchi looks for a pro-Karoui prime minister

After having been disoriented by Kaïs Saïed's overwhelming victory in the presidential elections, Rached Ghannouchi has already set about negotiating the formation of the next government. And to keep the new president at arm's length, he is looking for support [...] (671 words)

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