US calls on Tunisia’s Saied to return to ‘democracy’
Tunisia should quickly return to its "democratic path," a White House official told President Kais Saied on Saturday, days after a coup that disrupted the country's parliament.
In an hour-long conversation with Saied, President Joe Biden's National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan noted support for "Tunisian democracy based on fundamental rights, strong institutions and a commitment to the rule of law," according to a White House statement. According to the Agence France-Presse (AFP), the call "focused…