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September 28, 2021

Tunisians Protest Power Grab by President Kais Saied
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In Tunisia, over 100 senior officials with the country's largest
political party have resigned, protesting President Kais Saied's ousting
of the Tunisian prime minister and his suspension of parliament in July.
Opponents are decrying an attempted coup after Saied gave himself
executive authority. On Sunday, thousands of protesters gathered in the
capital Tunis demanding Saied step down.

Abdelfattah Saied: "He is acting like he is the sun that is rising on
the country, the general prosecutor, the president, the parliament, the
government, like he is everything. Even his authority that revised the
constitutional laws, it is like he is saying, 'I am your god almighty.'
That is what it means. No, this must be removed. The Tunisian people
deserve better than this."



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