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Why Resistance to the Executive Power Grab in Tunisia Is Failing

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Kais Saied’s July 2021 power grab in Tunisia is a clear case of democratic backsliding, and the nation’s judiciary, political parties, and civil society organizations have been unable to slow the democratic erosion that is occurring under the Saied regime. I describe the political resistance to backsliding and why it has failed to date, analyzing the roles of specific institutions and individual actors in that resistance. I argue that two key dynamics explain why efforts to mobilize against Saied’s power grab have failed to slow democratic erosion in Tunisia: top-down regime control of key government institutions and a deep popular frustration with the country’s political class, which limited bottom-up mobilization against Saied’s power grab.

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  • Alexandra Domike Blackman, 2024. "Why Resistance to the Executive Power Grab in Tunisia Is Failing," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 712(1), pages 154-168, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:anname:v:712:y:2024:i:1:p:154-168
    DOI: 10.1177/00027162241310157
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