Author: Moncef Marzouki | Journal of Democracy

Moncef Marzouki was chosen by the Constituent Assembly of Tunisia in 2011 to serve as the country’s president, an office he held until the end of 2014.

January 2022, Volume 33, Issue 1

Coup in Tunisia: Is Democracy Lost?

Moncef Marzouki

President Kais Saied’s power grab has crushed Tunisian democracy, returning the country to the old playbook of Arab dictators past and present.