Thousands of demonstrators marched, on Saturday, in Tunis to demand the resignation of President Kais Saied as they commemorated the 2011 revolution that brought democracy, according to Reuters.
Saied’s monopoly on power and assault on democracy are the causes of unrest in Tunisia, in addition to the economy’s decline.
The central Habib Bourguiba Avenue, the traditional venue for large demonstrations, was packed with thousands of demonstrators waving Tunisian flags and chanting “the people demand the fall of the regime”.
Despite early attempts by the authorities to keep apart multiple simultaneous protests that had been staged by various political parties and civil society organizations, protestors had overrun police and metal barricades and reached the avenue.
Saied disbanded the elected parliament in 2021 and started to alter the political system. The low turnout in parliamentary elections revealed little support for the president’s reforms as the country is close to insolvency.