Tunisians protest against president a week before parliamentary elections

Supporters of Tunisian opposition groups protest against the upcoming parliamentary election in Tunis, Tunisia December 10, 2022. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

TUNIS (Reuters) - Hundreds of Tunisians protested on Saturday against President Kais Saied a week before elections to a new parliament created by his constitutional changes, accusing him of an undemocratic coup.

Saied shut down the previous parliament last year and ruled by decree before rewriting the constitution this year to give the presidency more powers, moves rejected by most political parties.