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US presses Tunisia’s president for swift return to democratic path
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WASHINGTON, 01 August 2021, (TON): The White House said “US national security adviser Jake Sullivan urged Tunisia's president to outline a swift return to the democratic path following his seizure of governing powers last Sunday.”
Tunisian President Kais Saied invoked a national emergency over the coronavirus pandemic and poor governance to dismiss the prime minister, freeze parliament and seize executive control in a move welcomed by street rallies but which his opponents branded a coup.
The White House National Security Council said in a statement “in a phone call, Sullivan underscored to Saied the need for "rapidly forming a new government, led by a capable prime minister to stabilize Tunisia’s economyas well as ensuring the timely return of the elected parliament.”
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