Tunisian authorities have detained a handful of opposition figures and businessmen seen as posing a threat to President Kais Saied's rule, according to human-rights activists and the United Nations
that saw 11% voter turnout, prompting the country’s main opposition alliance to call for the president to step down.
The government hasn’t commented on the recent arrests, although Mr. Saied in a speech on Tuesday blamed “traitors” for price increases and food shortages, and for fueling a social crisis. Tunisia’s economy has been on a downward spiral, with inflation soaring and a mountain of debt coming due in the second half of the year. The International Monetary Fund has yet to give the green light on lending $1.9 billion to Tunisia, which got preliminary approval last year.Photo:Tunisia’s economy has also been suffering from soaring food and gas prices on the back of the war in Ukraine.
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