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Tunisia
Saied's supporters get organised

The Tunisian president Kaïs Saïed. © Muhammad Hamed/Reuters

Tunisians openly in favour of the president's July power grab are starting to form associations. They got together this week to discuss the country's political future. [...]

Published on 27.09.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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