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Tunisia's slide to one-man rule: Who is Kais Saied?

Name: Tunisia's slide to one-man rule: Who is Kais Saied?
Uploaded: 2022-09-06T12:28:15+0100
Description: A referendum on a new constitution in Tunisia approved the expansion of the president's powers, a year after he began ruling unopposed, further dividing the country. Here is what you need to know about President Kais Saied, and why the newly adopted constitution expanding his powers is raising fears about Tunisia's democratic backsliding.

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Published date: 6 September 2022 12:30 BST | Last update: 1 year 7 months ago

A referendum on a new constitution in Tunisia approved the expansion of the president's powers, a year after he began ruling unopposed, further dividing the country.

Here is what you need to know about President Kais Saied, and why the newly adopted constitution expanding his powers is raising fears about Tunisia's democratic backsliding.

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