US 'concerned' over where Tunisia is headed under President Saied
Tunisia's President Kais Saied speaks at Carthage Palace on the eastern outskirts of the capital Tunis. US Assistant Secretary of State Barbara Leaf said on March 23,2023 said moves made by Saied were weakening democracy in Tunisia. PHOTO | FETHI BELAID | AFP
US Assistant Secretary of State Barbara Leaf on Thursday said Tunisian President Kais Saied caused "enormous concern" about where Tunisia is headed with moves that weakened democratic checks and balances.
“After years of efforts to build democracy, what we've seen in the last year and a half is the Tunisian government taking a very different direction," Leaf told Reuters, voicing Washington's clearest criticism of Saied to date.
