Saied remains by far the most popular and trusted political figure in the country
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As Anthony Dworkin warns in his analysis, because urgently needed economic reforms have been delayed, national bankruptcy threatens in the coming months
He doesn’t have the support or the governance nouse to build a new political system, and when the economy collapses, you won’t have a political system that can salvage it
He attacks a kind of basic component of the democratic system in Tunisia
The announced dissolution of the Judicial Council fits with Kais Saied’s visible policy of concentrating more and more power in his own hands, judges Anthony Dworkin
It all takes place within the framework of a political system in which all political power is currently in the hands of Saied
Anthony Dworkin comments on the Tunisian government’s plan for a digital referendum on the future constitution
The cost of inaction or too little action could be quite high, as the failure to begin implementing appropriate policies could result in dangerous social and political instability in the near future
What happened was not a sincere effort to defend Tunisia from an imminent threat. But neither was it a well-planned coup to take advantage of local discontent and seize absolute powers
His popularity now is a law of diminishing returns […] Everything he does is going to lose him some supporters
The difficult decisions that will be needed to manage the situation in Tunisia may undermine Saied’s support, thinks Tarek Megerisi
European inaction in the crisis could cause an ‘anti-democratic domino effect’
The turmoil in Tunisia could also spread to neighbouring countries, warns Tarek Megerisi
stronger statement should have come out from [Borrell] against the Tunisian president, to remind him that he should protect democracy and not overstep the boundaries of the constitution
Tarek Megerisi thinks that the EU’s response to the situation in Tunisia was met with immediate criticism for being too hollow