Protesters celebrated President Kais Saied’s decision late Sunday (July 25) night with shouts of joy, honking horns and waving Tunisian flags. But his critics accused him of a power grab that threatens Tunisia’s young democracy, and the North African country’s overseas allies expressed concern.

The video shows rallies in Tunis, Tunisia after the president suspends parliament. As the author of the video says, anger over the government's handling of a massive recent spike in Covid-19 cases has added to general unrest over the nation's economic and social turmoil.

This footage was filmed and produced 25 July 2021.

Protesters celebrated President Kais Saied’s decision late Sunday night with shouts of joy, honking horns and waving Tunisian flags. But his critics accused him of a power grab that threatens Tunisia’s young democracy, and the North African country’s overseas allies expressed concern.

The video shows rallies in Tunis, Tunisia after president suspends parliament. As the author of the video says, anger over the government's handling of a massive recent spike in Covid-19 cases has added to general unrest over the nation's economic and social turmoil.

This footage was filmed and produced 25 July 2021.

Tunisia's president dismissed the government and froze parliament on Sunday, prompting crowds to fill major cities in support of a move that dramatically escalated a political crisis and that his opponents called a coup.

President Kais Saied said he would assume executive authority with the assistance of a new prime minister, in the biggest challenge yet to the democratic system Tunisia introduced in a 2011 revolution.

Crowds of people quickly flooded the capital and other cities, cheering and honking car horns in scenes that recalled the revolution, which triggered the Arab Spring protests that convulsed the Middle East.

This footage was filmed and produced 25 July 2021.
Tunisia's president has sacked the prime minister and suspended parliament, after violent mass protests nationwide on Sunday.

Anger over the government's handling of a massive recent spike in Covid cases has added to general unrest over the nation's economic and social turmoil.

President Kais Saied, who was elected in 2019, announced he was taking over. His supporters erupted in celebration, but opponents in parliament immediately accused him of staging a coup.

This footage was filmed and produced 25 July 2021.
The video was taken last night in La Marsa, Tunis, a few minutes after the President’s announcement to remove the government of Mechici. People (all ages and genders) took to the streets spontaneously, gathered in the main street honking, singing and chanting. They sang the national anthem alongside other things against Mechichi and al nahdha. The célébration started to wind down around 1 AM.

This footage was filmed and produced 25 July 2021.

Tunisia faced its worst crisis in a decade of democracy on Monday after President Kais Saied ousted the government and froze parliament with help from the army in a move denounced as a coup by the main parties including Islamists.

It follows months of deadlock and disputes pitting Saied, a political independent, against Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and a fragmented parliament as Tunisia has descended deeper into an economic crisis exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Parliament Speaker Rached Ghannouchi, the head of the moderate Islamist Ennahda party which has played a role in successive coalitions, decried it as an assault on democracy and called on Tunisians to take to the streets in opposition.

This footage was filmed and produced 25 July 2021.
Tunisian President Kais Saied sacks Prime Minister and freezes parliament. People went out to the streets all across the country to celebrate.

This footage was filmed and produced 25 July 2021.
Tunisian President Kais Saied sacks Prime Minister and freezes parliament. People went out to the streets all across the country to celebrate.

This footage was filmed and produced 26 July 2021.
President Kais Saied has suspended the parliament for 30 days and dismissed the prime minster, Hichem Mechichi. On Monday, the parliament was surrounded by police and military forces. The parliament speaker, Ennahdha party leader Rached Ghannouchi, was not allowed to enter. Police were on-site to prevent clashes between Ennahdha's supporters and those who were in favor of the president’s decision.

This footage was filmed and produced 25 July 2021.
President of Tunisia, Kais Saied, has suspened the parliament for 30 days on Sunday, also Tunisia’s Republic Day. At the same time, he also dismissed the prime minster, Hichem Mechichi. He and soon-would-be-announced new prime minster would take up executive authority.

People of Tunisia were happy for the news that they were celebrating across the country.