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Tunisia witnesses biggest demonstrations since 2011

Ennahda, a moderate Islamist party led by Speaker Rached Ghannouchi, has backed PM Hichem Mechichi in a standoff with President Kais Saied

Reuters Tunis Published 28.02.21, 12:51 AM
Tens of thousands of Ennahda supporters marched through central Tunis chanting, “The people want to protect institutions!” and “The people want national unity!”

Tens of thousands of Ennahda supporters marched through central Tunis chanting, “The people want to protect institutions!” and “The people want national unity!” Twitter/ @MiddleEastEye

Tunisia’s biggest political party assembled an immense crowd of supporters in the capital on Saturday in a show of strength that could fuel a dispute between the President and the Prime Minister.

In one of the biggest demonstrations since Tunisia’s 2011 revolution, tens of thousands of Ennahda supporters marched through central Tunis chanting, “The people want to protect institutions!” and “The people want national unity!”.

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The dispute has played out against a grim backdrop of economic anxiety, disillusionment with democracy and competing reform demands from foreign lenders and the UGTT, the main labour union.

Ennahda, a moderate Islamist party led by Speaker Rached Ghannouchi, has backed Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi in a standoff with President Kais Saied.

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