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‘Coup against revolution’: Tunisian President Saied sacks PM and freezes parliament

MEE staff
Published date: 26 July 2021 17:58 BST | Last update: 2 years 9 months ago
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has sacked Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and suspended parliament, in a move labelled by critics as a coup.

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