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Saied invokes constitution s emergency powers Move risks destabilising Arab world s sole democracy Turkey condemns Saied s actions (Adds edits)
By Tarek Amara and Angus McDowall
TUNIS, July 26 (Reuters) - Tunisia is facing its worst crisis in a decade of democracy on Monday after President Kais Saied ousted the government and suspended parliament with help from the army, a move denounced as a coup by the country s main parties, including Islamists.
Saied s action followed months of deadlock and disputes pitting him against Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and a fragmented parliament, as Tunisia descended into an economic crisis exacerbated by one of Africa s worst COVID-19 outbreaks.
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