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President of the Free Constitutional Party, Abir Moussi, gestures as she chants slogans, during a protest march on the occasion of the 59th anniversary of the Evacuation Day, in Tunis, Tunisia, on October 15, 2022, to protest over the economic and social crisis, the price increases, the rising cost of living, and general social policies of the Tunisian president Kais Saied.

President of the Free Constitutional Party, Abir Moussi, gestures as she chants slogans, during a protest march on the occasion of the 59th anniversary of the Evacuation Day, in Tunis, Tunisia, on October 15, 2022, to protest over the economic and social crisis, the price increases, the rising cost of living, and general social policies of the Tunisian president Kais Saied.

Photo by Chedly Ben Ibrahim/NurPhoto via Getty Images.

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