Five years after Saied’s power grab, Tunisia’s old grievances resurface
Tunisians protest against President Kais Saied in Tunis amid growing frustration over political restrictions, rising living costs and deteriorating public services [Jihed Abidellaoui/Reuters]This summer, temperatures approached 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) in parts of Tunisia, pushing electricity demand to record levels.
Protesters voice anger as shortages and rising living costs increasingly converge with demands for political change under President Kais Saied [Mohamed Messara/EPA] (EPA)Many Tunisians remain wary of the political parties and politicians who dominated the decade after Ben Ali while Saied continues to have supporters who blame that period for years of economic stagnation and political instability.
The discontent comes as Tunisia marks five years since President Kais Saied suspended parliament, dismissed the government and began ruling by decree, moves he described as necessary to end years of political paralysis and corruption.
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