Leo Siebert on the State of Tunisia’s Democracy

June 22, 2022 00:10:41
Leo Siebert on the State of Tunisia’s Democracy
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Leo Siebert on the State of Tunisia’s Democracy

Jun 22 2022 | 00:10:41

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Show Notes

Last summer, "Tunisians had really reached a breaking point in their frustration with the previous government" and welcomed President Kais Saied's dissolution of parliament, says USIP's Leo Siebert. But that hope "is now shifting to apprehensiveness that things might not be going in the right direction."

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