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Tunisia-Boutheina Ben Kridis: The dialogue will bring together Kais Saied and young Tunisians

Tunisian presidential candidate Kais Saied poses for a picture with a national flag at his campaign headquarters in the capital Tunis on September 15, 2019, as exit polls ahead of the preliminary results for the polls predicted him to be "first in the first round". - Kais Saied, an independent 61-year-old law professor and expert on constitutional affairs, and jailed media mogul Nabil Karoui, behind bars due to a money laundering probe, the two anti-establishment candidates in Tunisia's divisive election on September 15, claimed to have won through to a runoff after polling closed in the country's second free presidential poll since the 2011 Arab Spring. (Photo by MOHAMED KHALIL / AFP)

Speaking to a private radio station, researcher in public international law Boutheina Ben Kridis said that the President of the Republic Kais Saied did not mandate anyone to speak on his behalf, officially, although “the president believed in us we believed in him, so our visions are the same ”.

She called the fears about the presidency of the Republic’s project excessive, specifying that all decisions will be taken following a referendum or a political reform commission.

“The dialogue will bring together Kais Saied and young Tunisians and will concentrate on the essential solutions to current challenges, especially on the economic and social levels” she revealed.

She added that the application of Article 80 and exceptional measures are the direct outcome of the abuses that have taken place over the past decade.