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Tunisia President - Interim

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> Tunisia > President

Office

President

Honorific

President - Abbr: President

Type

Interim

Filing Deadline

00, 0000 - 08:00am Central

Polls Open

July 25, 2019 - 08:00am Central

Polls Close

July 25, 2019 - 08:00am Central

Term Start

July 25, 2019 - 08:00am

Term End

October 23, 2019 - 12:00am

Contributor

Bojicat

Last Modified

IndyGeorgia September 25, 2019 07:44pm

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Description

On the death of President Beji Caid Essebsi on the 25th of July, the speaker of Tunisia’s parliament, Mohamed Ennaceur, was sworn in immediately as interim president. An interim president's tenure by Tunisian law (Article 84 of the Constitution) can last only 90 days. President Ennaceur is obliged to resign on October 23, 2019.

LAST GENERAL ELECTION
	Party	Nidaa Tounes	Won	12/21/2014
	Name	Béji Caïd Essebsi	Votes	1,731,529 (55.68%)
	Term	12/31/2014 - 07/25/2019	Margin	353,016 (+11.35%)

NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
	Party	Independent	Won	09/15/2019
	Name	Kaïs Saïed	Votes	620,711 (18.41%)
	Term	09/16/2019 - 10/13/2019	Margin	186,181 (+5.52%)
	Party	Heart of Tunisia	Won	09/15/2019
	Name	Nabil Karoui	Votes	525,517 (15.58%)
	Term	09/16/2019 - 10/13/2019	Margin	90,987 (+2.70%)