Officials from both countries will meet on Tuesday with Tunisia’s central bank
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The assailant was immediately detained and investigations are ongoing as to the cause of the assault
Ben Ali, who ruled Tunisia from 1987 until 2011, was viewed by some as a bulwark against Islamist extremist
Kais Saied advances to the next round with 18.85 of votes, while Nabil Kaorui advances second with 15.7% of votes cast
Turnout was reported by the elections commission (ISIE) to be 45 percent, down from 64 percent recorded in the 2014 polls
Tunisia has been praised as a rare success story for democratic transition after the Arab Spring
Karoui wrote from prison, calling on voters to “make a ballot box revolution” and to “return Tunisia to the people”.
Nabil Karoui was arrested on money laundering charges on August 23 shortly after announcing his presidential bid
Seven million Tunisians are expected to head to the ballot box in the September 15 poll
The poll was brought forward from November following Essebsi’s death in July