French President Emmanuel Macron and other foreign leaders attended Friday the funeral of Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi as the North ...
TUNIS: Thousands of Tunisians on Saturday attended the funeral of president Beji Caid Essebsi as the North African nation gears up for snap elections as early as September to defend the democratic gains of the Arab Spring.
Parliament speaker Mohamed Ennaceur, who was sworn in as interim president hours after Essebsi's death, paid tribute to the late leader describing him as"the architect of national reconciliation"."He was determined to successfully achieve democratic transition," in the birthplace of the Arab Spring uprisings.
The interior ministry said it was deploying a large number of security forces to guarantee a smooth ceremony, adding however that it would respect"spontaneous gatherings by citizens". Tunisians unable to attend the burial packed cafes in the capital to watch a live television broadcast.
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