Tunisia’s President Saied reappears after health rumours
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- 06 Apr 2023
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Opposition had raised concerns that Saied was ill after the president didn’t appear for almost two weeks.
Tunisian President Kais Saied has appeared in a video posted on his official Facebook page, dismissing “mad” reports over his health following almost two weeks with no public engagements.
“These people deserve nothing but contempt,” Saied said in the video posted late on Monday, referring to his political rivals.
The North African country’s main opposition coalition had earlier pressed the government to explain Saied’s public “absence”, saying it had information that he was sick.
“The president is absent for two or three days, he gets a cold and that becomes a problem, a power vacuum?,” Saied said.
Saied, 65, had not appeared in public or held any meetings since March 22, according to posts on Facebook – the presidency’s only official channel of communication.
The lack of statements or videos sparked rumours about the state of Saied’s health.
Speaking alongside Prime Minister Najla Bouden, the president said the reports reflected “a level of madness never seen before in Tunisia”. Read More…
