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Tunisians decry coup, while president's supporters claim 'second revolution'

On the streets of Tunis, rumors and anticipation of July 25 demonstrations have been circulating for weeks.

Elizia Volkmann
Elizia Volkmann
Jul 27, 2021
President Kais Saied backers on July 26, 2021
Supporters of Tunisian President Kais Saied chant slogans denouncing the country's main Islamist Ennahda party in front of parliament, which was cordoned off by the military in the capital, Tunis, on July 26, 2021, following a move by Saied to suspend the country's parliament and dismiss Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi late July 25, prompting the country's biggest political party to decry a "coup d'etat." — FETHI BELAID/AFP via Getty Images

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