Thousands of Tunisians march near parliament in the capital Tunis against President Kais Saied's seizure of political power
The protest was staged by a campaign called “citizens against coup” to rally against Saied’s “exceptional measures”, which included the suspension of parliament. President Kais SaiedHundreds of police were deployed to the capital's Bardo palace in an attempt to prevent demonstrators from reaching the parliament building on Sunday.
"Shut down Kais Saied" and "Freedom! Freedom! End the police state!" protesters chanted as they pulled down barriers obstructing the roads leading to the parliament building. The protest was staged by a campaign called “citizens against coup” to rally against Saied’s “exceptional measures”, which included the"We are under one-man rule since July 25... we will stay here until they open the roads and end the siege," said Jawher Ben Mbarek, a protest leader.READ MORE:
Increasingly vocal opposition, along with a looming crisis in public finances, may pose a new test of how Saied and the new government he has appointed will tackle threats to their authority. Saied seized nearly all powers in July, suspending the parliament and dismissing the government in a move his critics called a coup, before
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