Tunisia’s Saied withdraws diplomatic passport of predecessor

President calls Moncef Marzouki enemy of the country after latter urges France to end support for Tunisia under Saied.

Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has said he will withdraw the diplomatic passport of one of his predecessors, Moncef Marzouki, after the latter urged France to end its support for the North African country under the former’s leadership.

Saied is under strong international pressure, especially from Western powers, to announce a clear road map for a return to constitutional politics after seizing a wide range of powers in late July.

He unveiled a new government on Monday, but gave no indication that he was ready to relinquish control.