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Maghreb leaders face a growing challenge from unions

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NORTH AFRICA

Since President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s ouster in April, the military-dominated interim authorities have sought to shore up their own position, including by managing the…

Unions could hamper new Tunisian unity government

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TUNISIA

Representatives of leading political parties and the two largest labour unions are negotiating proposals for a unity government. President Beji Caid Essebsi accused the ruling…

Tunisian labour union is moving towards opposition

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TUNISIA

Tunis has been in negotiations with the IMF for a new package all year. The government needs the UGTT’s support to implement any IMF deal, but relations between government and…

Tunisian labour union may seek direct political power

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TUNISIA

Exacerbated by terrorism and political feuding between Islamist and secular parties, economic difficulties have provided the powerful UGTT with an opportunity to exert more…

Alternatives to a Tunisian IMF deal are few

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TUNISIA

The day before, Noureddine Taboubi, the leader of Tunisia's largest trade union, the UGTT, said the union backs the position of President Kais Saied, who rejected the IMF's…

Police activity in Tunisia may hinder transition

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TUNISIA

Tunisia's police service.

Tunisian politics may grow more confrontational

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TUNISIA

The country’s largest political party, Muslim democrat Ennahda, flexed its muscles with a large demonstration in the capital in late February. Concurrent protests by leftist and…

Plans for North African unity could be short-lived

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NORTH AFRICA

On April 22, Tunisian President Kais Saied hosted his Algerian counterpart, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, and the head of Libya’s Presidential Council, Mohammed al-Menfi, for a trilateral…

Tunisia's growing discontent challenges success story

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TUNISIA

The wave of strikes and demonstrations is raising fresh concerns about the slow pace of social and economic reform. Although Tunisia's political transition is often regarded as…

Tunisian leader holds firm and takes aim at opponents

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TUNISIA

The arrests have taken place since the January 29 parliamentary run-off. They are surrounded by a highly conspiratorial narrative: Saied has accused those detained of terrorism…