President Kais Saied wants to dissolve parliament

Tunisian President Kais Saied suspended parliamentary work last year. He now describes a recent meeting of MPs as a failed coup attempt.

Tunisian President Kais Saied at the 2019 elections.

Zoubeir Souissi / Reuters

(dpa) In the power struggle that has been smoldering in Tunisia for months, President Kais Saied has ordered the dissolution of parliament. He was reacting to a meeting of MPs on Wednesday evening, whose work the head of state had already suspended last year.

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