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Story summary
- President Kais Saied faces protests over water cuts, electricity outages and rising costs.
- He suspended parliament and dismissed Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi on July 25, 2021.
- In summer 2026, Kairouan reached 49.8 °C, triggering rotating power cuts and water shortages.
- The Nafas movement organized Tunis protests, drawing participants beyond Saied’s traditional opposition.
- World Bank data showed unemployment at 17.4 percent at the end of 2020.
