Tunisia: "The state of emergency is in the process of being perpetuated for a time that we do not know"
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Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed during a television speech on September 20, 2021. AFP - FETHI BELAID
By: Magali Lagrange Follow
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The Tunisian president spoke on Monday evening, September 20, in Sidi Bouzid, nearly two months after the introduction of exceptional measures, on July 25.
Kaïs Saïed maintains them, for an indefinite period.
The head of state announced that a new head of government will be appointed, and that a new electoral code will be put in place soon.
However, no deadline has been specified.
To talk about it, the historian and political scientist Sophie Bessis, specialist in Tunisia, is our guest this morning.
She answers Magali Lagrange's questions.
Tunisia
Kaïs Saïed