Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, who was taken ill last week, left hospital on Monday in “normal health” and will resume work in the coming days, the president’s son said on his Facebook page.
“The head of state left the military hospital to his residence in Carthage after having received the necessary treatment and having recovered,” his office said in a statement.
The presidency later published a picture of the 92-year-old leader, apparently surrounded by medical staff, as he left a military hospital in Tunis.
Concerned over the country’s political stability, politicians and social media users have been calling for transparency on the president’s health since he was hospitalised last Thursday.
A group of unidentified Tunisians posted online a statement with the hashtag “#we have the right to know”, demanding “transparency” concerning Essebsi’s health.
They said rumours on media outlets had “disrupted state institutions”.
Essebsi has been a prominent figure in Tunisia since the overthrow of Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali in 2011, which was followed by uprisings against autocratic leaders across the Middle East, including in nearby Libya and Egypt.
