On Sunday, hundreds of Tunisians demonstrated in support of President Kais Saied and his constitutional rewrite, which opponents claim will cement his one-man rule.

Saied’s supporters, who held a smaller march in central Tunis than recent opposition protests, accused the president’s opponents of corruption and demanded the banning of opposition groups.

“Our message is clear: we demand that Saied arrest the corrupt… the future is not for parties,” said Ahmed Hammami, who organized Sunday’s rally, where supporters of the president chanted, “Traitors should be held accountable.”

Saied, who seized executive power last year before declaring martial law and dismissing parliament, is organizing a commission to prepare a new constitution, which he plans to put to a referendum this summer.

In recent weeks, his consolidation of power has quickened. He has taken control of the previously independent courts and election commission, as well as vowed to restrict civil society organizations, giving him near absolute power.

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