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Tunisian President Kais Saied raises his fist to bystanders as he stroll along the avenue Bourguiba in Tunis, Tunisia, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021. President Kais Saied claimed on Sunday that some desperate youth are being paid to try to leave Tunisia illegally for Europe, saying the goal is to damage the country from within. (Slim Abid/Tunisian Presidency via AP)

Tunisia power grab creates unease for Biden administration

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this image made from UNTV video, Kais Saied, President of Tunisia, speaks in a pre-recorded message which was played during the U.N. General Assembly's special session to discuss the response to COVID-19 and the best path to recovery from the pandemic, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, at UN headquarters, in New York. (UNTV via AP)

Tunisian president receives poison letter, aide falls ill

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, Tunisian President Kais Saied, right, inspect a military honour guard at the airport, in Tunis, Tunisia, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. Erdogan with top Turkish officials is on an unannounced visit to Tunisia to meet Saied. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)

Erdogan in Tunisia for surprise visit to discuss Libya

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Tunisian law professor Kais Saied speaks to the reporters and supporters Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019 in Tunis. Kais Saied looked set to assume Tunisia's presidency after polling agencies suggested he overwhelmingly won Sunday's runoff election in the country that unleashed the Arab Spring pro-democracy uprisings. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Tunisia’s new president vows to fight for women’s rights

By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA - Associated Press

The Independent High Electoral Commission announces the results of the presidential election in Tunisia, Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. Tunisia’s electoral body said official preliminary results show that conservative, Islamist-backed law professor Kais Saied has largely won the presidential election. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Kais Saied officially wins Tunisia’s presidential election

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Tunisian law professor Kais Saied speaks to the reporters and supporters Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019 in Tunis. Kais Saied looked set to assume Tunisia's presidency after polling agencies suggested he overwhelmingly won Sunday's runoff election in the country that unleashed the Arab Spring pro-democracy uprisings. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Tunisia: Conservative law professor wins presidential race

By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA - Associated Press

Tunisian independent law professor and presidential candidate Kais Saied speaks to journalists after casting his ballot in a polling station during the second round of the presidential election, in Tunis, Tunisia, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. Tunisians are voting for president, choosing between a law professor and populist tycoon. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

The Latest: Tunisia projections say professor wins election

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In this Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019 photo, supporters of jailed media magnate Nabil Karoui chant for his freedom and carry posters which were provided to them by his campaign officials, in Nabeul, west of Tunis, Tunisia. The two final contenders for Tunisia's upcoming presidential runoff vote, pitches a professor who refuses to campaign, against a media mogul who can only campaign from his jail cell. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Tunisia’s presidential vote pits professor vs. prisoner

By LORI HINNANT and MEHDI EL AREM - Associated Press

Tunisian former conservative constitutional law professor Kais Saied stands in his office in Tunis, Tunisia, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. With more than half the votes in Tunisia's presidential race counted, Kais Saied, the former conservative constitutional law professor was in the lead. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Jailed tycoon and professor in Tunisia’s presidential runoff

By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA and MOSA'AB ELSHAMY - Associated Press