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The Watad party rejects a march in Tunis, where young people and then thousands of people protest against the government.

3 articles from 16 October to 18 October 2026 · 🇹🇳 Tunisia

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🇹🇳 TunisiaPolitics18 Oct 2026

Thousands protest against government in Tunis

Several thousand people took part in a march held in Tunis on Saturday 17 October, organised at the call of trade unions and civil society organisations. The mobilisation took place five years after President Kaïs Saïed's power grab, Le Monde reports.

Source: Le Monde

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  1. Sunday, 18 October 2026

    • Thousands protest against government in Tunis

      Several thousand people took part in a march held in Tunis on Saturday 17 October, organised at the call of trade unions and civil society organisations. The mobilisation took place five years after President Kaïs Saïed's power grab, Le Monde reports.

      🇹🇳 Tunisia · 07:41

  2. Saturday, 17 October 2026

    • Young people join national march in Tunis

      Young people took part in the national march organised in Tunis on 17 October 2026 by several Tunisian organisations. The mobilisation called for public freedoms, economic and social rights, and national dignity, with employment, unemployment and precariousness among the demands, reports Businessnews.

      🇹🇳 Tunisia · 11:15

  3. Friday, 16 October 2026

    • Mongi Rahoui’s Watad party rejects 17 October march in Tunis

      The Unified Democratic Patriots’ Party, led by Mongi Rahoui, rejected the national march planned for 17 October in Tunis and accused its supporters of links to assassinations, terrorism and corruption. The party made the allegations in a statement published on 16 October, Businessnews reports.

      🇹🇳 Tunisia · 18:16

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