President of Tunisia accused of coup after dismissing PM

Jul 26, 2021
Tunisia's president says he has dismissed Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and suspended parliament in a move a political adversary s
Jul 26, 2021
Tunisia's president says he has dismissed Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and suspended parliament in a move a political adversary says is unconstitutional.

President Kais Saied said on Sunday he would assume executive authority with the assistance of a new prime minister after violent protests broke out in several Tunisian cities over the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the economy.

The parliamentary speaker, also head of the ruling Ennahdha party, has called it a ''coup''.

Al Jazeera's Alexi O'Brien reports.

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