The ambulance carrying the body of Former Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi leaves the military hospital in Tunis. AFP
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The body of late Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi was transferred from a military hospital to the presidential palace in Tunis on Friday, as the country prepared for the funeral.
Essebsi died on Thursday at the age of 92.
Crowds gathered in front of the hospital to pay their respects as the body was transferred in a military vehicle. The body will be buried on Saturday in an event that is expected to be attended by heads of states.
Essebsi took office in 2014 as Tunisia's first democratically-elected president. Parliament Speaker Mohamed Ennaceur has been sworn in as interim president. The 2014 constitution states that the head of the parliament can take office for a maximum period of 90 days.
The election commission has announced that the November presidential polls will be held on September 15.
The upcoming presidential elections will be Tunisia's third after the 2011 uprising that toppled long-time dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in October.
Essebsi died on Thursday at the age of 92.
Crowds gathered in front of the hospital to pay their respects as the body was transferred in a military vehicle. The body will be buried on Saturday in an event that is expected to be attended by heads of states.
Essebsi took office in 2014 as Tunisia's first democratically-elected president. Parliament Speaker Mohamed Ennaceur has been sworn in as interim president. The 2014 constitution states that the head of the parliament can take office for a maximum period of 90 days.
The election commission has announced that the November presidential polls will be held on September 15.
The upcoming presidential elections will be Tunisia's third after the 2011 uprising that toppled long-time dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in October.
SOURCE:GULF TIMES
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