President of Tunisia
| President of the Tunisian Republic رئيس الجمهورية التونسية Président de la République tunisienne |
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Presidential Seal
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Standard of the President of Tunisia
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| Style | Son Excellence |
| Residence | Palace of the Republic, Carthage |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Habib Bourguiba |
| Formation | 25 July 1957 |
| Website | www |
The President of Tunisia, formally known as the President of the Tunisian Republic (Arabic: رئيس الجمهورية التونسية, French: Président de la République tunisienne) is the head of state of Tunisia. Tunisia is a semi-presidential republic, whereby the president is the head of state and the prime minister (named Head of Government of Tunisia) is head of government. Under Article 77 of the Constitution of Tunisia, the president is also the commander-in-chief of the Tunisian Armed Forces.
The president is directly elected by universal suffrage by majority, with a second round between the top two candidates, if neither receives an absolute majority in the first round. A presidential candidate must be at least 35 years old on the day of filing for candidacy, and have the religion of Islam. The candidate must have a Tunisian nationality, and must abandon any other nationality.
The presidents role and powers are defined in title four, part one of the constitution. In addition to being the head of state, the president is also commander-in-chief of the armed forces. The president is limited to a maximum of two terms, and may not hold a partisan position during it. The president and the prime minister have executive roles, with the executive power being exercised by the president and the government (dual executive). The Assembly of the Representatives of the People has the right to, by majority, present a motion to impeach the president for a grave violation of the constitution, such a motion would have to be approved by a two-thirds majority of both the assembly and the Constitutional Court.
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