Tunisian PM renounces his second nationality to run for president

TUNIS, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed announced Tuesday on his official facebook page that he renounced his second nationality, most probably French, in order to run for president in the upcoming election.

Chahed referred to Article 74 of the Tunisian Constitution which states that any presidential candidate holding a nationality in addition to the Tunisian must provide a written pledge to renounce the second if they win the election.

"Like the hundreds of thousands of Tunisians who lived and worked abroad, I had a second passport and I renounced it before I ran in the election," noted Chahed.

"Those who seek to assume the responsibility of the presidency must not wait for their victory to do so," he said.