Five Years After Saied’s Power Grab, Tunisia Is Alone and Unmoored
In 2021, President Kais Saied staged a massive power grab by declaring a trumped-up state of emergency, firing several Cabinet members and suspending the country’s democratically elected parliament. His actions since then have combined escalating repression with international isolation. Many of those in the United States and Europe who supported Tunisia’s nascent democracy have enabled Saied’s authoritarianism by increasingly turning their back on the country.
- ▪In 2021, President Kais Saied staged a massive power grab by declaring a trumped-up state of emergency, firing several Cabinet members and suspending the country’s democratically elected parliament.
- ▪His actions since then have combined escalating repression with international isolation.
- ▪Many of those in the United States and Europe who supported Tunisia’s nascent democracy have enabled Saied’s authoritarianism by increasingly turning their back on the country.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 1 hour. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Five years after Saied’s power grab, Tunisians are no better off — Al Jazeera English
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BriefingAfrica Five Years After Saied’s Power Grab, Tunisia Is Isolated and UnmooredSabina Henneberg, Sarah YerkesJul 27, 2026July 27, 2026A demonstrator shouts slogans as protesters carry a banner reading, “The people are hungry, the prisons are full,” during a march in Tunis, Tunisia, May 16, 2026. (Photo by Chedly Ben Ibrahim for NurPhoto via AP) Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Email (Opens in new window) July 25 marked a grim milestone in Tunisia: Exactly five years since the end of the country’s brief experiment in democracy.
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