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Sophie Bessis: In Tunisia, the popularity of Kaïs Saïed is "not at all what it was in July 2021"
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Sophie Bessis, historian and political scientist, specialist in Tunisia.
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In Tunisia, second week of magistrates' strike.
The latter continue their mobilization to denounce the interference of the president in the judicial power, following the dismissal by Kaïs Saïed of 57 of their colleagues.
On July 25, the Tunisian head of state assumed full powers.
Since then, the solitary practice of power seems to have been further accentuated with the dissolution of Parliament at the end of March and the establishment of an Electoral Commission at its hand.
Kaïs Saïed now intends to rewrite the Constitution.
The Tunisian population will be called upon to decide by referendum on this new text.
The vote will take place on July 25.
Where is the country six weeks before this election?
What does this new Constitution say?
Does President Saied still enjoy popular support?
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