For its part, the National Salvation Front on Friday promised to continue efforts to unite opposition groups against Saied.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/25/tunisia-judge-imprisons-politicians-businessman-amid-crackdown

However, opposition to Saied is fragmented along ideological and political lines that were drawn during the period of democratic government after the 2011 revolution which triggered the Arab Spring.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/5/tunisian-opposition-defies-protest-ban-with-rally

In July 2021, President Saied declared a state of emergency, dismissed the government, suspended parliament, and ruled by decree for about a year until a new constitution that concentrated power in the hands of the president was approved in July 2022.

Source: https://themedialine.org/by-region/tunisias-saied-uses-desperate-europe-to-stop-migration-gain-aid-and-legitimacy/

Opposition groups have accused Saied of a coup for shutting down the previous parliament in 2021 and say he has trashed the democracy built after Tunisia’s 2011 revolution that triggered the “Arab Spring.”

Source: https://www.newdelhitimes.com/polling-stations-near-empty-in-2nd-round-of-tunisia-election/

President Saied presented the player with the National Order of Merit, describing her as the ideal “image of Tunisian youth and Tunisian women who have overcome challenges.”

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/timellis/2023/07/15/ons-jabeur-needs-a-panic-room-as-another-major-eludes-her/

President Saied wants to keep these subsidies in place no matter what, even as an International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan for the country foresees the elimination of the payments.

Source: https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/tunisia-s-president-turns-back-the-clock-to-authoritarianism-a-wave-of-repression-a-d1ce1558-e553-4d70-8a3e-47ee36849697

Saied shut down the elected parliament in 2021 and seized most powers, moving to rule by decree and writing a new constitution that he passed in a referendum with low turnout last year, actions his foes call a coup.

Source: https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20230223-tunisia-detains-prominent-dissidents-amid-growing-crackdown

She visited on Tuesday and returned on Sunday with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen for meetings with Mr Saied.

Source: https://jerseyeveningpost.com/morenews/worldnews/2023/06/11/eu-leaders-in-talks-aimed-at-restoring-stability-in-tunisia/

Since Feb. 11, Saied has targeted opponents, including union activists, journalists, lawyers, judges, political figures, and one businessman, putting at least 12 critics behind bars and investigating dozens more.

Source: https://www.lawfareblog.com/neglect-human-rights-helped-produce-crisis-tunisia

Since taking office in October 2019, Saied has consolidated his power, dismantled the country’s.

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-news/2023/03/tunisians-protest-inflation-presidents-squeeze-on-dissent/

Soon after, Saied called for “” to halt the flow of migrants into Tunisia and also issued vague accusations of a “criminal arrangement … to alter the demographic structure of Tunisia.”

Source: https://www.lawfareblog.com/neglect-human-rights-helped-produce-crisis-tunisia

Speaking at a ceremony on Tuesday, Saied called on the judiciary – of which he seized control last year – to “fulfil its role in this phase the country is going through”.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/20/arrests-of-tunisia-opposition-leaders-draw-global-condemnation

The powerful UGTT labour union seeks a national dialogue but will not invite any party that accuses Saied of a coup.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/thousands-of-tunisians-rally-against-president-on-revolution-anniversary/article_cb32f531-64b9-5b9e-aa66-2017ef52447d.html

“Tunisia and its people do not seek sympathy, but rather reject it if it lacks respect,’’ Tunisian News Agency (TAP) quoted President Kais Saied as saying, at a meeting with Foreign Minister Nabil Ammar on Monday evening.

Source: https://www.africanexaminer.com/tunisia-rejects-eu-financial-aid/

Tunisia has been engulfed in political and economic crises since July 2021, when Saied unilaterally suspended parliament and dissolved the government in what many have called a “

Source: https://www.vocfm.co.za/thousands-protest-in-tunisia-against-president-in-major-trade-union-rally/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thousands-protest-in-tunisia-against-president-in-major-trade-union-rally

“We are also here to send a message to democratic nations and to European governments not to support and legitimise Kais Saied.”

Source: https://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/national/23837557.families-imprisoned-tunisian-dissidents-turn-international-criminal-court/?ref=rss

"We say to Saied, 'we will not give up press freedoms, union freedoms and political freedoms'.

Source: https://www.marketscreener.com/news/latest/Tunisian-labour-union-starts-major-protests-against-president--43155152/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20230304