Tunisian President sacks government

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 27, Jul 2021

• Tunisia is the northernmost country in Africa.
• It is a part of the Maghreb region of North Africa
• Currency: Tunisian dinar
• Capital: Tunis
• Bordering Countries: Algeria, Libya
• Sea Coast: Mediterranean Sea 

Political System of Tunisia

• The President acts as head of state and exercises executive authority along with the prime minister and cabinet.
• The president is directly elected for a five-year term and may be reelected only once.

Arab Spring in Tunisia

• Jasmine Revolution, popular uprising in Tunisia that protested against corruption, poverty, and political repression and forced Pres. Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali to step down in January 2011.
• The success of the uprising, which came to be known in the media as the “Jasmine Revolution,” inspired a wave of similar protests throughout the Middle East and North Africa known as the Arab Spring.