Nostalgia for old era challenges Tunisia's democratic gains
MONASTIR, Tunisia (AP) — Flanked by columns of private security, Tunisian lawmaker Abir...
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MONASTIR, Tunisia (AP) — Flanked by columns of private security, Tunisian lawmaker Abir...
MONASTIR, Tunisia — Flanked by columns of private security, Tunisian lawmaker Abir Moussi recently swept onto a stage to address an adoring crowd at a rally filled with symbols evoking the North African country’s past. Since winning a parliamentary seat in 2019, Moussi has become one of the country’s most popular — and most controversial — politicians, riding a wave of nostalgia for a more stable and prosperous time, just as Tunisia marks 10 years since protesters overthrew autocratic former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Moussi, a lawyer and former official in Ben Ali’s ru...