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	Tunisia
Population:	12.34m
GDP:	$54.71bn
Debt:	78.6% of GDP (2024)

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Vol 63 No 20 |

TUNISIA

President Saïed's election plan faces mass boycott challenge

28th September 2022

Opposition parties are touring Europe trying to rally support against the President’s deepening authoritarianism

Having won a referendum, albeit on a low turnout of 30%, for his constitutional reform proposals, President Kaïs Saïed is now planning to consolidate his grip on power...

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Vol 63 No 15 |

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Opposition steps up campaign against Saïed's constitution

20th July 2022

Activists see the 25 July referendum as a key test for authoritarian rulers in economically troubled states such as Algeria, Egypt and Sudan

So far Kaïs Saïed's year of entrenching power in the presidency and the whittling away of the rights of parliament and other centres of oversight and scrutiny has...

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Vol 63 No 14 |

TUNISIA

Saïed ratchets up the autocracy

7th July 2022

Oppositionists are divided on how to respond to the President’s proposed authoritarian constitution

With less than three weeks before a referendum to decide on President Kais Saïed's new constitution, political parties and civil society are rejecting it as a gateway to...

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Vol 63 No 8 |

TUNISIA

President Saïed dissolves parliament and accuses MPs of treason but Brussels keeps the cash flowing

1st April 2022

Western states differ on policies on the deepening authoritarianism in Tunis as food and fuel prices spiral

The political stand-off in Tunisia intensified on 1 April after the anti-terrorism police summoned Islamist leader Rachid Ghannouchi who was accused by President Kaïs Saïed of conspiring against...

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Vol 63 No 8 |

TUNISIA

United by dissolution

14th April 2022

Dozens of parliamentarians have been hauled in for questioning since last week's online parliamentary session that voted to rescind President Kaïs Saïed's rule by decree. Justice Minister Leila...

Vol 63 No 7 |

TUNISIA
UNITED STATES

Washington toughens stance on aid amid galloping fuel and food prices

23rd March 2022

The US Congress wants conditions on aid to President Saïed's autocratic regime as it tries to negotiate an IMF bail-out

Prompted by rights activists, business interests and opposition politicians in Tunisia, the United States's Congress is linking official aid budgets to a reversing of President Kaïs Saïed's crackdown...

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Vol 63 No 3 |

TUNISIA

Islamist chief warns of social explosion after Kaïs Saïed's 'coup'

1st February 2022

Veteran leader of the Ennahda party Ghannouchi has allied with other opposition factions against the President

At an online meeting on 27 January with members of parliament, which has been suspended since last July, Ennahda leader Rachid Ghannouchi struck a defiant posture against President...

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Vol 63 No 3 |

TUNISIA

President Saïed takes his new constitution campaign online

24th January 2022

As protests and economic pressures mount, the government promises to consult people about its far-reaching reforms

Ahead of a referendum on a new constitution in July, new voting laws and parliamentary elections in December, President Kaïs Saïed has launched an online two-month consultation process,...

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Vol 63 No 1 |

TUNISIA
AFRICA IN 2022

Rough seas for despot and demos

5th January 2022

The early tide of support for Kaïs Saïed's power-grab is ebbing, harsh economic reforms and the referendum in July will be key tests

The coming year may prove Tunisia's most turbulent since 2011, when the jasmine revolution sparked the Arab Spring. President Kaïs Saïed's power-grab in July and his determination to...

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Vol 62 No 23 |

TUNISIA

Opposition mounts towards Saïed as protestors march on national assembly

16th November 2021

Demonstrations in the capital follow clashes in the south as economic conditions worsen

There are growing signs that President Kaïs Saïed is beginning to lose popular support for his suspension of parliament amid frustration over a deepening crisis in public finances....

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