Tunisia's 92-year-old president is at a military hospital after suffering a 'severe health crisis' - Tunisian presidency
The elderly head of state was hospitalised last week as well, for what the presidency described as non-serious treatment.
Tunisia set itself on a path to democracy without much of the violence seen elsewhere, although it has been the target of militants over the years.blew themselves up in attacks on police in the capital Tunis, killing one officer and wounding several others, while militant attacks in 2015 left dozens of people dead and drove away foreign tourists and investors alike.
After the overthrow of Ben Ali, Essebsi led the immediate transition as prime minister in 2011. He was elected president three years later. In June, he said he would not run for a second term in elections this year, despite his party calling for him to stand. The party has not identified another candidate yet.
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