TUNISIA: A POLITICAL OR CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS COULD HIT EVEN BEFORE 2019 ELECTIONS

   Fri, 28 June 2019

The political establishment has intervened to prevent several populist rising stars from participating at this year’s elections. Such tactics may backfire and trigger a fresh wave of political protests, just when the country could face a constitutional crisis over the political power vacuum in the presidency. A political stand-off in coming months will distract already overstretched security forces from the threat of Islamist militancy, while also straining relations with the IMF just when Tunisia seeks massive bond sales to support its gaping budget deficit and service existing debts.

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