He says he needs even more powers to better steer the country - his opponents say that amounts to a coup against democracy. The president has already suspended parliament and sacked his entire cabinet. Arab Gay Hunk (ArabGays) / Twitter Arab Gay Hunk ArabGays Middle East Gay Arab Guy Hunk arabgays.ga Doha, Qatar arabgays.ga Joined April 2011 1,953 Following 11. The plan includes freezing wages, stopping recruitment in the public sector and cutting energy and food subsidies.īut there have been big protests and Tunisia's powerful trade union movement has called nationwide strikes. Jihad Azour, the IMF's Middle East director - after meeting President Kais Saied in Tunis on Wednesday - said he liked the reform plan and that the IMF was ready to discuss a loan. The country is facing a severe economic crisis and is asking for a $4bn (£3.2bn) loan.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed support for a wide-ranging but controversial economic reform programme being implemented by the government in Tunisia. Getty Images Copyright: Getty Images There have been big protests against the Tunisian president Image caption: There have been big protests against the Tunisian president
