Tunisian President Kais Saied to seek reelection in October after tumultuous first term
8 months, 1 week ago

Tunisian President Kais Saied to seek reelection in October after tumultuous first term

Associated Press  

Tunisia’s President Kais Saied said Friday that he will run for a second term, making a long-expected announcement while many of his potential opponents languish in prison on charges their attorneys have described as politicized. Saied, a 66-year-old former law professor, rose to power in 2019, capitalizing on anger against politicians who failed to fulfill the promises of the revolution and make Tunisia more economically prosperous. Two years after winning election, Saied sacked the prime minister, suspended Tunisia’s parliament and had the constitution rewritten to consolidate his own power. Tunisia has since imprisoned dozens of his critics from business and political spheres, including Rached Ghannouchi, the leader of the political party Ennahda that ascended to power after last decade’s revolution.

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Tunisia’s president sacks third prime minister in less than two years
1 week, 1 day ago

Tunisia’s president sacks third prime minister in less than two years

Al Jazeera  

Kamel Maddouri’s dismissal comes amid economic and political crises under President Kais Saied, who rules by decree. Tunisian President Kais Saied has fired Prime Minister Kamel Maddouri less than a year after his appointment, as the country grapples with economic and political crises, further complicated by a growing number of migrants and refugees arriving from sub-Saharan Africa. Since his low …

Tunisia's President Saied wins reelection after cracking down on the opposition
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Tunisia's President Saied wins reelection after cracking down on the opposition

NPR  

Tunisia's President Saied wins reelection after cracking down on the opposition toggle caption Anis Mili/AP TUNIS, Tunisia — President Kais Saied won a landslide victory in Tunisia's election Monday, keeping his grip on power after a first term in which opponents were imprisoned and the country's institutions overhauled to give him more authority. Sponsor Message That raised alarm among the …

Tunisia’s president wins second term after cracking down on the opposition
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Tunisia’s president wins second term after cracking down on the opposition

LA Times  

Kais Saied joins his supporters Sunday in the capital, Tunis, after provisional results for the presidential elections were announced. Tunisian President Kais Saied won reelection in a landslide victory after a campaign season that saw his opponents jailed alongside journalists, activists and attorneys. The North African country’s Independent High Authority for Elections said Monday evening that Saied had won 90.7% …

Tunisia’s Saied set to win landslide amid claims of political repression
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Tunisia’s Saied set to win landslide amid claims of political repression

The Telegraph  

President Kais Saied looks on course to tighten his grip on power in Tunisia after exit polls for the presidential election predicted he would win in a landslide. Supporters of Mr Saied – who on Sunday night promised to “cleanse the country of conspirators” – erupted with joy in the capital as the poll was announced on state television. In …

Tunisia's President Kais Saied Wins Re-Election Despite Opposition Crackdown
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Tunisia's President Kais Saied Wins Re-Election Despite Opposition Crackdown

Associated Press  

Tunisia's President Kais Saied won re-election in a landslide victory, securing 90.7% of the vote. His closest challenger, businessman Ayachi Zammel, won 7.4%. The election was marred by the arrests of several declared challengers and the ongoing incarceration of his most prominent right-wing and Islamist critics.

Democracy may be at stake in Tunisia's presidential election
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Democracy may be at stake in Tunisia's presidential election

NPR  

Democracy may be at stake in Tunisia's presidential election Could this weekend's election in Tunisia sound the death knell for democracy in its third presidential election since the Arab spring? BEARDSLEY: Freedom bred democracy was the slogan of the revolution, says Monica Marks, professor of Middle East politics at New York University. BEARDSLEY: So when Saied shuttered the Parliament in …

Tunisia Votes in Third Presidential Election Since Arab Spring
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Tunisia Votes in Third Presidential Election Since Arab Spring

Associated Press  

Tunisia's third presidential election since the Arab Spring is underway, with President Kais Saied seeking a second term. The election is expected to be closely contested, with few challengers able to challenge his dominance. The outcome will have significant implications for Tunisia's democracy and its future trajectory.

A Tunisian presidential candidate sentenced to 20 months vows to campaign from prison
6 months, 1 week ago

A Tunisian presidential candidate sentenced to 20 months vows to campaign from prison

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — One of the candidates challenging Tunisian President Kais Saied in the country’s presidential election next month has been sentenced to prison on fraud charges that his attorney decried as politically motivated. The little-known businessman and head of Tunisia’s Azimoun party is one of two candidates challenging Saied in the North African nation’s Oct. 6 election. After a …

Tunisia’s electoral authority approves just 2 candidates to challenge Saied. 1 has been detained
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Tunisia’s electoral authority approves just 2 candidates to challenge Saied. 1 has been detained

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia’s electoral authority on Monday definitively approved just two candidates to challenge President Kais Saied in elections next month in the struggling North African country — and one of them was promptly arrested. Also Monday, Tunisia’s electoral authority confirmed that only incumbent Saied, Zammel, who leads a small pro-business party, and Zouhair Maghzaoui, a former left-wing pan-Arabist …

Tunisia’s president reshuffles Cabinet ahead of October election
7 months ago

Tunisia’s president reshuffles Cabinet ahead of October election

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has sacked several members of his Cabinet this week, replacing his defense and foreign ministers as campaigning kicks off for the country’s October presidential election. Three years since Saied rewrote Tunisia’s constitution granting him full power to choose his Cabinet, the reshuffling is far from the first time in which he has fired …

A candidate cull ahead of Tunisia’s presidential election
7 months, 2 weeks ago

A candidate cull ahead of Tunisia’s presidential election

Al Jazeera  

Most prospective candidates saw their names ruled out, with some finding themselves in prison. “The Tunisian authorities’ disrespect for human rights and their crackdown against opponents must stop,” rights group Amnesty International said in early July. “It’s not really that he’s worried about losing,” he said about the president, who remains relatively popular within Tunisia, “it’s that neither he nor …

Tunisia’s president replaces prime minister in the latest shakeup ahead of presidential election
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Tunisia’s president replaces prime minister in the latest shakeup ahead of presidential election

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia’s president has sacked the country’s prime minister and replaced him with another Cabinet member, the latest shakeup in the North African country ahead of the October presidential election. President Kais Saied announced late Wednesday in a brief press release that he was dismissing Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani after only one year in office. Saied also named …

Tunisian Opposition figure Abir Moussi sentenced to two years amid crackdown ahead of October election
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Tunisian Opposition figure Abir Moussi sentenced to two years amid crackdown ahead of October election

The Hindu  

A potential Presidential candidate in Tunisia has been sentenced to two years in prison, marking another setback to the country’s fledgling Opposition challenging President Kais Saied as he seeks a new term. Ms. Moussi’s lawyer Nafaa Laribi told The Associated Press on Tuesday that she still intends to run in the October 6 Presidential election, and that, unlike other candidates, …

Tunisian opposition figure Moussi is sentenced to prison amid crackdown ahead of October election
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Tunisian opposition figure Moussi is sentenced to prison amid crackdown ahead of October election

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — A potential presidential candidate in Tunisia has been sentenced to two years in prison, marking another setback to the country’s fledgling opposition challenging President Kais Saied as he seeks a new term. Following a complaint by the North African nation’s election authority, she was found guilty of violating a controversial anti-fake news decree outlawing spreading information that …

Tunisia's upcoming presidential race marred by candidacy constraints
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Tunisia's upcoming presidential race marred by candidacy constraints

Hindustan Times  

Tunisia has kicked off candidacy submissions for its upcoming presidential election on October 6, amid what experts say are significant constraints on hopefuls challenging incumbent President Kais Saied. Kharrat said many factors are "reducing the credibility" of the upcoming election, referring to the candidacy criteria, the delayed announcement of the election day, and a 2022 law punishing "spreading false news". …

Tunisia's upcoming presidential race marred by candidacy constraints
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Tunisia's upcoming presidential race marred by candidacy constraints

New Indian Express  

TUNIS: Tunisia has kicked off candidacy submissions for its upcoming presidential election on October 6, amid what experts say are significant constraints on hopefuls challenging incumbent President Kais Saied. Detained for "plotting against the state", the two politicians are among over 20 of Saied's opponents held since a flurry of arrests in February 2023. An expert speaking on condition of …

Tunisian President Saied says he will seek re-election in October
8 months, 1 week ago

Tunisian President Saied says he will seek re-election in October

Al Jazeera  

As president runs for new term, critics say credible polls can’t be held unless jailed opposition politicians are freed. Saied’s announcement comes as the opposition says fair and credible elections cannot be held unless imprisoned politicians are released and the media is allowed to do its job without pressure from the government. “I officially announce my candidacy for the October …

Tunisia opposition leader Lotfi Mraihi arrested
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Tunisia opposition leader Lotfi Mraihi arrested

Al Jazeera  

Mraihi joins a growing list of President Saied’s political opponents who are in jail or facing prosecution. The head of Tunisia’s Republican Union Party, Lotfi Mraihi, who has announced his intention to run in a presidential election set for October, has been arrested on suspicion of money laundering. A Tunis court spokesman said earlier this week that Mraihi, one of …

Tunisia sets elections for October. The increasingly authoritarian president hasn’t said he’ll run
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Tunisia sets elections for October. The increasingly authoritarian president hasn’t said he’ll run

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia’s increasingly authoritarian leader has scheduled the next presidential election for October without saying whether he will seek a second term after five tumultuous years at the head of the North African nation once seen as a model of democracy for the Arab world. Saied ran in 2019 on a populist, anti-corruption platform that energized Tunisians disillusioned …

Tunisia’s Saied sets presidential election date for October 6
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Tunisia’s Saied sets presidential election date for October 6

Al Jazeera  

The vote comes as many of Saied’s political opponents and media critics are in jail or facing prosecution. Tunisian President Kais Saied has called a presidential election for October 6, setting himself up for possible re-election as many of his political opponents are behind bars. “Kais Saied from now until the elections has a long list of individuals, associations, parties …

Tunisian opposition wants political prisoners freed before taking part in presidential election
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Tunisian opposition wants political prisoners freed before taking part in presidential election

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia’s main opposition coalition said Tuesday it won’t take part in the North African country’s upcoming presidential election unless President Kais Saied’s political opponents are freed and judicial independence is restored. More than 20 political opponents have been charged or imprisoned since Saied consolidated power in 2021 by suspending parliament and rewriting the country’s constitution. The National …

International support for Tunisia’s jailed opposition leader Ghannouchi
11 months, 1 week ago

International support for Tunisia’s jailed opposition leader Ghannouchi

Al Jazeera  

Newly formed International Committee for Solidarity with Rached Ghannouchi says the Ennahdha party leader is ‘oldest prisoner of conscience in the Arab world’. Marking the first anniversary of the arrest of Tunisia’s prominent opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi, an international committee has formed to raise awareness of the imprisonment of the 82-year-old, now the “oldest prisoner of conscience in the Arab …

Tunisia’s President Saied might be re-elected despite a tumultuous first term and a flagging economy
55 years, 2 months ago

Tunisia’s President Saied might be re-elected despite a tumultuous first term and a flagging economy

Associated Press  

DATE OF ELECTION Fall TYPE OF ELECTION Presidential WHO’S RUNNING Though he has yet to announce plans to run for a second term, Tunisian President Kais Saied is up for reelection after a tumultuous first term. Throughout his tenure, he has reversed some of Tunisia’s democratic gains -- rewriting the country’s constitution to consolidate his own power and jailing critics, …

Tunisia’s press, civil society silent as Ghannouchi sentenced, analysts say
1 year, 1 month ago

Tunisia’s press, civil society silent as Ghannouchi sentenced, analysts say

Al Jazeera  

Analysts and rights groups have pointed to the muted response to Ennahdha leader Rachid Ghannouchi’s latest criminal conviction as an indicator of the president’s authoritarian reach. “We had these protests about … police violence Manich Msamah,” he said of the opposition group founded to oppose former President Beji Caid Essebsi’s attempts to reconcile with members of the pre-revolutionary regime. “Lawyers, …

Tunisian opposition party leader sentenced to 3 years as crackdown on president’s critics continues
1 year, 1 month ago

Tunisian opposition party leader sentenced to 3 years as crackdown on president’s critics continues

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — The head of Tunisia’s largest opposition party was sentenced to three years in prison in the latest display of the North African country’s crackdown on critics of President Kais Saied. As Tunisia’s presidential election approaches later this year, Khemiri said those in power were demonizing political parties and promised Ennahdha would appeal as part of its broader …

Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi sentenced to three years
1 year, 1 month ago

Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi sentenced to three years

Al Jazeera  

Ghannouchi’s Ennahda Party is accused of receiving foreign funds as President Kais Saied continues crackdown on opposition. A Tunisian court has sentenced opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi to three years in prison over accusations that his Ennahda Party received foreign contributions, official news agency Tunis Afrique Press reported, amid an escalating crackdown on dissent in the North African country. “The sentencing …

Tunisia’s Islamist party leader is sentenced to 15 months in prison for supporting terrorism
1 year, 4 months ago

Tunisia’s Islamist party leader is sentenced to 15 months in prison for supporting terrorism

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — The leader of Tunisia’s moderate Islamist party was sentenced to 15 months in prison for supporting terrorism and inciting hatred in the North African country, once seen as a model for democracy in the Arab world but increasingly authoritarian in recent years. The Court of Appeal in the capital, Tunis, pronounced the sentence late Monday against the …

2 top officials of Tunisia’s moderate Islamist party arrested while its leader languishes in jail
1 year, 6 months ago

2 top officials of Tunisia’s moderate Islamist party arrested while its leader languishes in jail

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisian officials detained a former prime minister for questioning then freed him hours later early Wednesday, but jailed two top officials in the moderate Islamist Ennahdha party whose leader has been imprisoned, the official news agency said. According to Ennahdha, Ounissi, who is standing in for jailed party leader Rached Ghannouchi, was stopped Tuesday night by security …

Despite multiple crises, Tunisia’s president still has his supporters
1 year, 7 months ago

Despite multiple crises, Tunisia’s president still has his supporters

Al Jazeera  

Economic crisis and political repression have pushed many away, but Saied is still backed by some. Since suspending the country’s parliament and dismissing its prime minister and government in July 2021 – moves his opponents considered a “coup” – the president has ruled directly. Away from the gaze of the public, a storekeeper, who gave his name as Mahmoud Tounsi …

Tunisians protest president’s expanding powers and demand release of all jailed political opponents
1 year, 8 months ago

Tunisians protest president’s expanding powers and demand release of all jailed political opponents

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — Despite scorching heat, opposition demonstrators gathered on Tuesday on the main thoroughfare in Tunisia’s capital to denounce policies pursued by President Kaïs Saied, two years to the day after he suspended parliament in the first step of a gradual rollback of Tunisia’s democratic freedoms. Hundreds of people joined the protest by a coalition of opposition parties and …

Tunisia protest marks two years since president’s power grab
1 year, 8 months ago

Tunisia protest marks two years since president’s power grab

Al Jazeera  

Opposition has kept up its demonstrations against what it calls a ‘coup’ against Tunisia’s democracy. About 300 protesters have rallied in Tunis to mark the second anniversary of President Kais Saied’s adoption of sweeping powers and to demand the release of 20 detained opposition figures. The opposition has kept up its protests against Saied despite the arrest in February of …

US senators introduce bill for restoration of Tunisia’s democracy
1 year, 9 months ago

US senators introduce bill for restoration of Tunisia’s democracy

Al Jazeera  

The legislation acknowledges that President Kais Saied has taken steps to undermine Tunisia’s democratic institutions. Unfortunately, Tunisian President Kais Saied has taken several drastic actions that have undermined Tunisia’s democratic institutions and consolidated power in the executive,” said Risch. “Despite the Biden administration’s advertised reductions in assistance, a stalled International Monetary Fund loan, and congressional threats to explore conditioning assistance, …

Tunisia a ‘ticking time bomb’ as Saied cracks down on opposition
1 year, 10 months ago

Tunisia a ‘ticking time bomb’ as Saied cracks down on opposition

Al Jazeera  

Experts and relatives of detained politicians raise alarm on the government’s heavy hand. Anas Altikriti, head of the Cordoba Foundation think tank which focuses on relations between the Muslim world and Western nations, said at Thursday’s forum in London that while the so-called Arab Spring was one of the “most transformative moments of this century”, events now in Tunisia are …

More than 100 academics call for Ghannouchi’s release in Tunisia
1 year, 10 months ago

More than 100 academics call for Ghannouchi’s release in Tunisia

Al Jazeera  

In an open letter, 150 signatories call for the release of opposition leader Ghannouchi, saying his arrest is part of a ‘witch hunt’. Dozens of academics and public figures have signed an open letter calling for the release of jailed Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi, who was arrested late last month, pending a trial. The 150 signatories in Wednesday’s open …

Tunisia’s moderate Islamist leader sentenced in absentia to year in prison
1 year, 10 months ago

Tunisia’s moderate Islamist leader sentenced in absentia to year in prison

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — A court has sentenced moderate Tunisian Islamist leader Rached Ghannouchi to a year in prison for allegedly referring to police officers as tyrants in what his party said Tuesday amounted to a sham trial. Ghannouchi, 81, founder of the Ennahdha party, has refused to be removed from his place of detention for questioning or to attend Monday’s …

Tunisia’s Ghannouchi sentenced to a year in prison: Lawyer
1 year, 10 months ago

Tunisia’s Ghannouchi sentenced to a year in prison: Lawyer

Al Jazeera  

Opposition leader Ghannouchi was arrested in April, and sentenced after being charged with incitement, as crackdown on opposition continues. The Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi has been sentenced in absentia to a year in prison, his lawyer told the Reuters news agency. Ghannouchi, who was the speaker of the Tunisian parliament before it was suspended by the country’s President Kais …

Kais Saied’s Tunisia is becoming a failed state
1 year, 10 months ago

Kais Saied’s Tunisia is becoming a failed state

Al Jazeera  

After just a few years of being governed by Saied, the Tunisian state is already struggling to fulfil some of its essential responsibilities. The April 18 arrest and consequent imprisonment of Tunisia’s main opposition leader, Rached Ghannouchi, the head of the Ennahda party and former speaker of the dissolved parliament, was the latest and perhaps the most definitive sign of …

Fears Ghannouchi arrest will lead to more crackdowns in Tunisia
1 year, 11 months ago

Fears Ghannouchi arrest will lead to more crackdowns in Tunisia

Al Jazeera  

Opposition worried what President Kais Saied’s next step will be with a number of opposition figures in prison. “They insisted that he can be held for 48 hours without lawyers present,” Yusra Ghannouchi said, detailing her father’s initial interrogation on Monday. “My father stated that one of the main successes of the National Salvation Front is to go beyond political …

Arrests of Tunisia opposition leaders draw global condemnation
1 year, 11 months ago

Arrests of Tunisia opposition leaders draw global condemnation

Al Jazeera  

The US says the arrests ‘represent a troubling escalation by the Tunisian government against perceived opponents’. In a statement on Wednesday, the US government said the arrest on Monday of former Speaker of Parliament Ghannouchi and the closure of the Ennahdha party headquarters “are fundamentally at odds with the principles Tunisians adopted in a constitution,” State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant …

Who is Ghannouchi, the Ennahdha party leader arrested in Tunisia?
1 year, 11 months ago

Who is Ghannouchi, the Ennahdha party leader arrested in Tunisia?

Al Jazeera  

Rached Ghannouchi is the highest-profile figure to be arrested in Tunisia as President Saied tightens his grip on power. A Tunisian judge has ordered the imprisonment pending trial of Rached Ghannouchi, the leader of Tunisia’s main opposition party and an ardent critic of President Kais Saied, on charges of incitement against state authorities. Ennahdha, a self-styled “Muslim democrat” party with …

What impact will arrest of opposition figures have in Tunisia?
1 year, 11 months ago

What impact will arrest of opposition figures have in Tunisia?

Al Jazeera  

Ennahdha Party chief Rached Ghannouchi is highest-profile opponent of President Kais Saied to be detained. A judge in Tunisia has ruled the leader of the opposition Ennahdha Party must stay in prison before facing trial on charges of plotting against state security. Rached Ghannouchi is the highest-profile opponent of President Kais Saied to be arrested to date. This comes as …

Tunisian Islamist leader Ghannouchi detained amid tensions
1 year, 11 months ago

Tunisian Islamist leader Ghannouchi detained amid tensions

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — Influential Tunisian Islamist leader Rached Ghannouchi was detained Monday after a police search, according to his lawyer, in a move denounced by his supporters as a stepped-up effort by the president to quash Tunisia’s opposition. Other Tunisian media reported that Ghannouchi was to be questioned over a video circulating online in which he purportedly says that the …

Tunisia’s President Saied reappears after health rumours
1 year, 11 months ago

Tunisia’s President Saied reappears after health rumours

Al Jazeera  

Opposition had raised concerns that Saied was ill after the president didn’t appear for almost two weeks. Tunisian President Kais Saied has appeared in a video posted on his official Facebook page, dismissing “mad” reports over his health following almost two weeks with no public engagements. The North African country’s main opposition coalition had earlier pressed the government to explain …

Tunisia's President Kais Saied reappears in public, dismisses 'mad' reports over health
1 year, 11 months ago

Tunisia's President Kais Saied reappears in public, dismisses 'mad' reports over health

Firstpost  

Tunis, Tunisia: Tunisian President Kais Saied appeared in a video posted Monday on his official Facebook page, dismissing “mad” reports over his health following almost two weeks with no public engagements. The North African country’s main opposition coalition had pressed the government earlier to explain Saied’s public “absence”, saying it had information that he was sick. “The president is absent …

Tunisian president names ally as new interior minister
2 years ago

Tunisian president names ally as new interior minister

Al Jazeera  

Former Tunis governor Kamal Feki was given the post, days after mass opposition protests took place in the country. Tunisian President Kais Saied has named Kamal Feki as his new interior minister, hours after Taoufik Charfeddine resigned from the post amid a crackdown on prominent opposition figures. Saied issued two decrees on Friday, the first removing Charfeddine and a second …

Tunisia’s Ennahdha party says leader summoned for questioning
2 years, 1 month ago

Tunisia’s Ennahdha party says leader summoned for questioning

Al Jazeera  

Rached Ghannouchi, speaker of dissolved parliament, told to appear at police station after arrests of president’s critics. Tunisian police have summoned the head of the biggest opposition party for questioning after a string of arrests targeting critics of President Kais Saied have raised concerns over free speech and political rights. Rached Ghannouchi, head of the Ennahdha party and speaker of …

Tunisian Islamist leader arrested in crackdown on opposition
2 years, 1 month ago

Tunisian Islamist leader arrested in crackdown on opposition

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisian authorities arrested the leader of the Ennahda opposition Islamist movement in a crackdown on rival politicians and critics of the North African country’s increasingly authoritarian president Kais Saied, lawyers said Tuesday. Noureddine Bhiri, a senior Ennahda leader, was taken into custody by armed police at his home in the capital, Tunis, late Monday on suspicion of …

Tunisia arrests more prominent critics of President Saied
2 years, 1 month ago

Tunisia arrests more prominent critics of President Saied

Al Jazeera  

Detentions come amid a wave of arrests targeting politicians and other critics of the government. Tunisian police have arrested two more prominent opponents of President Kais Saied and the head of a radio station that has broadcast criticism of the president. Police raided the house of Noureddine Bhiri, a senior official in the biggest opposition party Ennahdha and a prominent …

Tunisia’s election: The beginning of the end for Saeid
2 years, 3 months ago

Tunisia’s election: The beginning of the end for Saeid

Al Jazeera  

The election, seen as a sham by most in the country, did nothing to defuse the tensions that will likely lead to the downfall of President Kais Saeid’s authoritarian regime. Tunisia’s December 17 parliamentary election, the first since Tunisian President Kais Saied’s July 2021 power grab turned the country into a de-facto dictatorship, proved to be a sham as expected. …

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