PDL bureau member disputes Moussi's bid for a third term as congress collapse deepens party rift

The Free Destourian Party's planned 'Congress of Loyalty', meant to confirm Abir Moussi's leadership, was shelved for good this week after a Tunis court suspended the October 3-4 event; the party is appealing. Political bureau member Samira Saïhi, who brought the legal challenge, argues party statutes cap Moussi at two consecutive terms counted from 2021 and disputes the quorum of the bureau meeting that dropped the congress; she says she remains in her post and opposes the archiving of the congress file.

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