| ID | 193022 |
| Title Proper | How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Autocracy |
| Other Title Information | Kais Saied’s “Constitutional Self-Coup” in Tunisia |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Tamburini, Francesco |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The president of Tunisia, Kais Saied, recurred to Article 80 of the constitution on 25 July 2021 to proclaim the “state of exception,” freezing parliamentary activities, removing the representatives’ immunity, and dissolving the government headed by Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi. The following presidential decree 2021-117 on 22 September granted him legislative powers by decree, dismantling the constitution of 2014, which was the cornerstone of the result of the “Jasmine Revolution” of 2011. This article will analyze the constitutionality of the presidential decrees and shed light on the juridical, socioeconomical, and political circumstances that allowed Saied to perform what can be described as a constitutional coup or a self-coup, which reshaped the future of Tunisia. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Asian and African Studies Vol. 58, No.6; Sep 2023: p.904-921 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Asian and African Studies 2023-08 58, 6 |
| Key Words | Populism ; Tunisia ; Hybrid Regime ; Arab Spring ; Ennahda ; Transition to Democracy ; Kais Saied ; Arab Constitutionalism |