Tunisia: President Saïed Targets Corruption in Education, Declares ‘No Place for Criminals in the State’

Tunis, August 22, 2025 — President Kaïs Saïed made an unannounced visit, on Thursday, to the National Pedagogical Center, where he strongly denounced “endemic corruption” within a number of educational institutions across Tunisia. He vowed that “anyone found guilty of corruption will fully face justice.”

During the unannounced visit, the Head of State rejected the notion that distributing subsidized textbooks and notebooks should be considered as “aid” or a “favor,” emphasizing that ” it is a…