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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Elizia Volkmann

Opposition hopes democratic ideals can return in Tunisia

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

Tunis, Tunisia – “Vote? What elections?” said shop assistant Emna, while taking a break with her friend outside the health food shop she works at.

They look at each other and shake their heads, “how can we have elections when there’s no milk, no butter, no sugar… no money?” Like many Tunisians, Emna sees these elections as a distraction from solving what she sees as the real issue at hand, the country’s ongoing economic crisis.

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