President of Tunisia

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head of state political office public office

The President of Tunisia is the country’s elected head of state, holding significant executive authority and representing Tunisia in domestic governance and international affairs.

Aliases (2)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	head of state → political office → public office →
appliesToJurisdiction	Tunisia →
appointedBy	popular vote →
appoints	members of the Tunisian government →
constitutingInstrument	Constitution of Tunisia →
country	Tunisia →
currentOfficeHolder	Kais Saied →
currentOfficeHolderStartDate	2019-10-23 →
dateEstablished	1957-07-25 →
electorate	citizens of Tunisia →
firstOfficeHolder	Habib Bourguiba →
firstOfficeHolderEndDate	1987-11-07 →
firstOfficeHolderStartDate	1957-07-25 →
flag	Presidential standard of Tunisia →
governmentBranch	Tunisian government → surface form: "executive branch of Tunisia"
legalSystemContext	presidential system (after 2022 constitutional changes) → semi-presidential system (under 2014 Constitution) →
locatedIn	Carthage → Tunis Governorate → Tunisia →
nominates	Head of Government of Tunisia →
notableOfficeHolder	Beji Caid Essebsi → Habib Bourguiba → Kais Saied → Moncef Marzouki → Zine El Abidine Ben Ali →
officeHolderTitleInLanguage	Arabic → French →
power	accreditation of foreign ambassadors → calling referendums under the Constitution → dissolution of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People under certain conditions → promulgation of laws → signing international treaties →
precededByOffice	Bey of Tunis →
residence	Carthage Palace →
role	commander-in-chief of the Tunisian Armed Forces → guarantor of national independence → guarantor of respect for the Constitution of Tunisia → guarantor of territorial integrity → head of state of Tunisia → representative of Tunisia in international relations →
seat	Carthage Palace →
selectionMethod	direct election →
style	His Excellency →
symbol	Seal of the President of Tunisia →
termLength	5 years →
termLimit	two terms →
termRenewable	yes →

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bey of Tunis → followedBy → President of Tunisia →

Tunisia → headOfStateTitle → President of Tunisia →

Presidential Palace of Tunisia → occupant → President of Tunisia →

Habib Bourguiba → positionHeld → President of Tunisia →

Presidential standard of Tunisia → represents → President of Tunisia →

Seal of the President of Tunisia → represents → President of Tunisia →

Bey of Tunis → successorInstitution → President of Tunisia →

surface form: "Tunisian republic presidency"

Presidential standard of Tunisia → usedBy → President of Tunisia →

Seal of the President of Tunisia → usedBy → President of Tunisia →

surface form: "Office of the President of Tunisia"