“We want to correct the paths of the revolution and history.”

—  Kais Saied

Source: Kais Saied (2021) cited in " Tunisian president announces constitutional referendum in 2022 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/13/tunisia-president-announces-referendum-and-elections" on Aljazeera, 13 December 2021.

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