There was a heavy police presence in part of the Tunisian capital on Friday morning as hundreds took to the streets to mark the 11th anniversary of the start of the revolution which saw the downfall of former President Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali and sparked the Arab spring.
Opposition parties had called for mass protests on Friday, in a stand against recent measures announced by President Kais Saied, according to local media.
Some of the president’s supporters were also present, according to the AFP news agency.
They held a banner which read: “We are with you to the end in the fight against corruption,” along with a photo of the head of state, AFP reports.
Mr Saied was elected in a landslide in 2019 promising to stand up against corruption, but has since caused controversy after he suspended parliament.
In a televised national address on Monday, Mr Saied said that parliament would remain suspended until fresh elections in a year’s time.
Earlier this month Mr Saied switched the official anniversary of the revolution from 14 January to 17 December – the day in 2010 when a Tunisian street vendor set himself on fire.
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