In Tunisia, president announces dissolution of parliament after legislators voted to repeal previous decrees

Tunisian President Kais Saied on [30 March] announced that he was dissolving the suspended parliament. The decision came after 124 of 217 members of parliament held an online meeting despite the suspension. Some 116 lawmakers in the session voted against the "exceptional measures" Saied has used since July to tighten his grip on power, deputy speaker Tarek Ftiti said. [...] Following a meeting with national security chiefs, Saied said his decision was to "protect the state and the people of Tunisia" from an "unprecedented failed coup attempt." Tunisia's justice minister asked the country's attorney general to open a judicial investigation against members of the now-dissolved parliament for "conspiring against state security." [...] Saied, a former law professor, cited Article 72 of the Tunisian constitution in announcing his decision.
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