Tunisia's largest political party decries a 'coup d'etat' after the dismissal of Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi, in a country held up as the only success story of the Arab Spring.
Tunisia was plunged deeper into crisis as President Kais Saied suspended parliament and dismissed Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi today, prompting the country's biggest political party to decry a "coup d'etat".
It also comes after a prolonged period of deadlock between the president, prime minister and legislature, which has crippled management of a coronavirus crisis that has seen deaths surge to among the highest per capita rates in the world. Before Mr Saeid's announcement, thousands of Tunisians had marched in several cities protesting against the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha, criticising the largest party in Tunisia's fractious government for failures in tackling the pandemic.It "is a coup d'etat against the revolution and against the constitution," the party countered in a statement on Facebook, warning that its members "will defend the revolution".
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