Security personnel keep guard around a vehicle carrying Parliament Speaker Rached Ghannouchi as his supporters gather outside the parliament building in Tunis, Tunisia July 26, 2021. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is concerned about developments in Tunisia and urged calm in the country, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Monday, adding the United States is in touch with senior Tunisian leaders.
Tunisia's young democracy faces its worst crisis in a decade on Monday after President Kais Saied ousted the government and suspended parliament with help from the army, a move condemned as a coup by the main parties, including Islamists.
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