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Jul 2021
21m 13s

The political crisis unfolding in Tunisi...

Al Jazeera
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Tunisia’s president is on a firing spree. Kais Saied sacked the prime minister, froze parliament, and dismissed several senior officials in the span of a week, all in the name of anti-corruption. The political turmoil has many Tunisians wondering — should they view these latest developments with hope? Or skepticism?

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Ouiem Chettaoui (@ouiemch), a Tunisian public policy specialist

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