The President of Tunisia is dead

The Tunisian President, aged 92, died on Thursday, a few weeks after being the victim of a « serious illness ». Tunisia is in mourning. Tunisian President Béji Caïd Essebsi died on Thursday.

We had heard of his hospitalization, and his admission to intensive care shortly before. At the end of last month, already on the same day that a double bloody attack was taking place in Tunis, he had to be hospitalized in the Tunis military hospital after being the victim of a « serious illness ».

At 92 years of age, Béji Caïd Essebsi became the first democratically elected president since the country’s independence in 1956 in 2014. In December 2014, he won the presidential election with 55.68 % of the votes.

The continuity of the State ensured in record time

The Speaker of Parliament Mohamed Ennaceur takes over as interim President of the Republic.

Since the Assembly of People’s Representatives, together with the Head of Government Youssef Chahed, who appeared very moved, the Speaker of Parliament Mohamed Ennaceur announced that he would take office as President of the Republic on Thursday 25 July 2019 in accordance with the provisions of Article 84 of the Constitution, which provides that the President of the Assembly shall immediately assume the duties of Acting President of the Republic, for a period of at least 45 days and not exceeding 90 days.