Wednesday, July 28, 2021

#TUNISIA: President Suspends Parliament, Seized Power In "Coup"

[world politics news]


President Kais Saied said he would assume executive authority with the assistance of a new prime minister, in the biggest challenge yet to a 2014 democratic constitution that split powers between president, prime minister and parliament.

Crowds of people quickly flooded the capital's streets, cheering and honking car horns in scenes that recalled the 2011 revolution that brought democracy and triggered the Arab spring protests that convulsed the Middle East.

[FULL STORY HERE]

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