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A rattled Ghannouchi seeks way forward with Kais Saied

Rached Ghannouchi. © REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

The head of the Islamist Ennahda party has instructed MP Mohamed Goumani, who is close to the president's brother Naoufel Saied, to reopen negotiation channels with the head of state. [...]

Published on 27.08.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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