Thousands Hold Protests Against Tunisia President Over Rising Food Prices

Thousands of Tunisians took to the streets in the capital, Tunis, on Sunday to also protest against the President Kais Saied’s political measures and rising food prices. A coordinator from the Citizens against the Coup coalition. One of the protest organisers told the state broadcaster that they all rejected the country’s new constitution that

was drawn up unilaterally by Mr Saied. Islamist Ennahda Movement official Ali al-Arid also told the channel that protests would continue in the form of sit-ins, marches and hunger strikes. The protesters assembled on central Tunis thoroughfare chanting the slogan Leave, and then the crowds waving Tunisian flags and loaves of bread, a

reference to rising food prices. Mr Saied has pushed through a series of moves expanding his powers and dismantling elected institutions since last year, when he suspended parliament. Earlier this month, he announced a plan for a new republic in Tunisia which would be put to referendum on 25 July.