Outlet: Arab News

Language: English

Abstract: A decade ago, Tunisia's transition from autocracy to democracy sparked hope and optimism globally. However, President Kais Saied's recent power grab has reversed progress. Saied's moves, including dismantling the judiciary and proposing a new constitution favoring presidential powers, mirror pre-2011 authoritarianism. The labour union opposes Saied's austerity policies, yet there isn't much of a civic resistance movement, so opposition remains divided. Saied's actions run the risk of escalating political or economic unrest, which might reverse years of hard-won progress that Tunisia has made.

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