Tunisia’s Saied Dissolves Parliament After Deputies’ Meeting
- Calls online meeting by some lawmakers an ‘attempted coup’
- Saied suspended parliament last July after assuming more power
Kais Saied
Photographer: Johanna Geron/AFP/Getty Images
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Tunisia President Kais Saied on Wednesday dissolved parliament eight months after suspending the body, describing an online meeting by some deputies as an “attempted coup,” state-run TV reported.
Saied said that the decision to dissolve parliament was made to preserve the state and to protect its people, vowing to prosecute lawmakers who took part in Wednesday’s meeting.