Tunisian President Kais Saied dismisses more officials days after he suspended parliament, assumed executive powers in what opponents labelled as a coup
Tunisia has lurched further into political uncertainty as President Kais Saied dismissed more officials, days after he suspended parliament and assumed executive powers in what opponents labelled a coup.
Late Tuesday, 63-year-old Saied, a former law lecturer who was a political newcomer when he won a landslide 2019 presidential election victory, issued decrees sacking a long list of senior government officials, including the army's chief prosecutor.In addition, he has lifted the parliamentary immunity of lawmakers and assumed judicial powers.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Wednesday urged Tunisia to rapidly appoint a new prime minister and government. Names of possible candidates circulated Wednesday after Saied met with representatives of national organisations late Monday. But, a decade on, many in the nation of 12 million people say they have seen little improvement in living standards, and have grown infuriated by protracted political deadlock with infighting among the elite.
On Tuesday, Ennahdha said it was ready to go to early legislative and presidential elections for the sake of maintaining democracy, while demanding that any delay "is not used as a pretext to maintain an autocratic regime".
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