Tunisia faces a chaotic situation: Economic woes could bring back to power extremist politicians

Tunisia faces a chaotic situation: Economic woes could bring back to power extremist politicians

Author: Arezki Daoud November 26, 2020 Duration: 11:08

Tunisia is a boiling cauldron. It is certain that the Covid-19 epidemic is having a drastic impact on the country on many fronts.  But the system put in place after the 2011 Jasmine Revolution, which was praised around the world as paving the way for the first democracy in the Arab world, has simply stalled. While the economy is facing unprecedented challenges, the very negative effects of such challenges could bring to power not only the Islamo-conservative movement that already attempted to govern in 2011 and failed, but also the party that ruled under dictator Ben Ali, both of which are a bad idea for Tunisia.


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