The Crisis, the Pandemic, and the Realities of Tunisia

The Crisis, the Pandemic, and the Realities of Tunisia

After its president, Kais Saied, ousted the prime minister, dissolved parliament for a month, and stripped deputies of their immunity, the situation in Tunisia remains a top story in the media landscape of the country and the region. These decisions were announced against the backdrop of public protests on July 25, as the population at…

Tunisia: Anti-Constitutional Coup or Legal Last-Ditch Effort to Save the State?

Tunisia: Anti-Constitutional Coup or Legal Last-Ditch Effort to Save the State?

Observers are divided over whether Tunisian President Kais Saied’s controversial decision on Sunday to suspend parliament for 30 days as well as its members’ legal immunity, remove the Prime Minister, and take over the general prosecutor’s office with support of the military – which blocked off parliament and the state television station – was an…

Tunisia: There Is Nothing Constitutional About Kais Saied’s Coup

Tunisia: There Is Nothing Constitutional About Kais Saied’s Coup

This time, I wish I had been wrong. I wish the document we published in May detailing how Kais Saied was going to take over Tunisia, subvert the constitution and close down parliament had been fabricated.  At the time, I was pilloried for it. No such plan existed, I was told. It was all the product of my Islamist…