From the 2019 presidential election until after the coup, Saied’s sweet talk gripped the public’s imagination and kept citizens dreaming of a better future.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/02/24/young-tunisians-dont-trust-kais-saied-anymore/

However, a group of MEPs from the European parliament were refused entry to the country, raising fresh concerns about President Kais Saied’s commitment to address questions of human rights abuses.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/17/italian-pm-warns-migration-an-issue-for-all-of-europe-on-lampedusa-visit

In addition to European governments, observers have also Washington for its weak response to Saied’s progressive authoritarian actions as well as for its decision to effectively alienate Saied’s regime by slashing U.S. aid to the country in half.

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

In addition to European governments, observers have also Washington for its weak response to Saied’s progressive authoritarian actions as well as for its decision to effectively alienate Saied’s regime by slashing U.S. aid to the country in half.

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

Saied’s popularity should be on the floor.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/9/despite-multiple-crises-tunisias-president-still-has-his-supporters

With a cult of personality taking shape, parliament’s back broken and a neutered political opposition, Kais Saied’s Tunisia is a world away from the one that gave birth to the Jasmine Revolution in 2011.

Source: https://thefrontierpost.com/race-riots-the-latest-evidence-of-tunisias-malaise/