Hichem Mechichi

The Upcoming Tunisian Presidential Election: What Led Us Here?

September 25, 2024

By Liam Nagle

By Liam Nagle / Arab America Contributing Writer Tunisian President Kais Saied has recently announced that the country will hold presidential elections for the third time since the ousting of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in 2011. However, there are concerns about the legitimacy and honesty of the upcoming election revolving around Kais Saied. A … Continued

Tunisia’s political turmoil—is it just another twist and turn in the dawning of a Democracy or was it a fatal coup?

August 4, 2021

By John Mason

By: John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer Tunisian President Saied recently removed Prime Minister Mechichi and then suspended Parliament in the single country that turned an Arab Spring moment into a nascent democracy. Saied has been accused of unleashing “a coup against the revolution and constitution.” Tunisia is a true test of Biden’s democracy … Continued

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