On Saturday, thousands of Tunisians protested in the streets of the capital Tunis against President Kais Saied, whom they hold responsible for a terrible economic crisis that has resulted in food shortages and skyrocketing inflation.
Demonstrators marched through Tunis’s main streets, led by the National Salvation Front, a coalition of opposition parties, demanding the resignation of the president.
Protesters and police in Tunisia got into a fight After a man was killed
“Go away, go away,” “Revolt against Kais the tyrant,” and “The people want to sack the president” were some of the demonstrators’ common chants.
The government of Tunisia is now negotiating with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a loan of roughly $2 billion because the country’s debt is significantly higher than its GDP.
There is a shortage of essential goods like flour, sugar, and coffee, and crises like Covid-19 and the crisis in Ukraine have driven up the price of imports like grains.
Since President Saied assumed complete control in July 2021, the nation has also been burdened by a significant political crisis.
