Tunian President Kais Saied puts in place special measures

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Tunian President Kais Saied puts in place special measures

The Tunisian President Kais Saied has put in place special measures for wielding legislative and executive power, the presidency said on Wednesday.

It added that Saied would form a committee to prepare amendments of the Tunisia's political system and that he would maintain the suspension of parliament that he declared in July.

Saied critics accused him of a coup in July when he removed the prime minister, suspended parliament and suspended executive authority, saying he would appoint a new prime minister.

Nearly two months on, he is widely expected to issue changes to the 2014 Constitution after Tunisia adopted democracy in a 2011 revolution, but he has not yet done so.

He has also still to appoint a new prime minister after repeatedly saying that he would do so soon, with a crisis looming in Tunisia's public finances.

His announcements on Wednesday, set out by his office's social media feed, added that he would continue working through all elements of the existing constitution that do not contradict the exceptional measures he has declared.