Tunisian president cements power over judiciary

President Kais Saied outraged his opponents and alarmed democratic foreign allies with his announcement last week that he was dissolving the Supreme Judicial Council.

Tunisian presidential candidate Kais Saied reacts after exit poll results were announced in a second round runoff of the presidential election in Tunis, Tunisia October 13, 2019.

(photo credit: ZOUBEIR SOUISSI / REUTERS)

ByREUTERS

FEBRUARY 13, 2022 10:38

Updated: FEBRUARY 13, 2022 14:57

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