Tunisia – Turmoil in Tunisia: Is democracy at risk? (Al Jazeera)

July 27, 2021

Al Jazeera writes: The birthplace of the Arab Spring is in crisis. Tunisia’s president has sacked the prime minister and put a freeze on parliament for 30 days, following weeks of protests against the government’s handling of the pandemic, poverty and high unemployment. The biggest political party, Ennahda, is calling it a coup. But many Tunisians celebrated President Kais Saied’s actions, which he says were needed to save the country. What’s behind the turmoil? And where does this leave Tunisia’s young democracy?

Presenter: Kamahl Santamaria

Guests:

Saida Ounissi – member of the Tunisian parliament and international spokesperson for the Ennahda Party

Mesaoud Romdhani – human rights activist and member of the executive bureau of Euromed Rights

Fadil Aliriza – editor-in-chief of Meshkal, a Tunisian news and analysis website

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Marco Emanuele

Marco Emanuele è appassionato di cultura della complessità, cultura della tecnologia e relazioni internazionali. Approfondisce il pensiero di Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. Marco ha insegnato Evoluzione della Democrazia e Totalitarismi, è l’editor di The Global Eye e scrive per The Science of Where Magazine. Marco Emanuele is passionate about complexity culture, technology culture and international relations. He delves into the thought of Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. He has taught Evolution of Democracy and Totalitarianisms. Marco is editor of The Global Eye and writes for The Science of Where Magazine.

Tunisia – Turmoil in Tunisia: Is democracy at risk? (Al Jazeera)

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