Al Jazeera English published this video item, entitled “Tunisia’s president accused of ‘coup’ after dismissing PM” – below is their description.
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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Al Jazeera English YouTube Channel
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