President of Tunisia
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The president of Tunisia, officially the president of the Republic of Tunisia, is the head of state since the creation of the position on 25 July 1957. In this capacity, he exercises executive power with the assistance of a government headed by the Prime Minister in a presidential system. According to Article 87 of the 2022 Constitution, he is the commander-in-chief of the Tunisian Armed Forces. Under the Constitution, the president is elected by direct universal suffrage for a term of five years, renewable once.
President of Tunisia
Image: Portrait Habib Bourguiba
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Tunisian Armed Forces
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The Tunisian Armed Forces consist of the Tunisian Army, Air Force and Navy.
Tunisian artillery and gunners, circa 1900
Admiral Edmund P. Giambastiani (right), Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets Brigadier General Mahmoud Ben M'hamed, Tunisian Air Force Chief of Staff, at the Carthage Airport in Tunis, Tunisia, May 4, 2007.
Giscon (510), a fast attack craft of the Tunisian Navy, photographed 21 October 2008
Tunisian Navy ship Jugurtha and USCGC Robert Goldman operating in Tunisian Waters in April 2021