Coming from across the political spectrum, they seemed united on at least one issue: dissatisfaction with the current government. Nawres Douzi, a 21-year-old student, was part of a youth group that came to the demonstration dressed as clowns. “They are in permanent electoral campaign,” said Mouna Ben Halima, a 44-year-old tourism executive at the demonstration. “I am happy because last year the avenue was less crowded and today there were people, there was tension,” she said. About 6.7 million tourists came to Tunisia in 2017, up from 4.5 million in 2016.

Source: New York Times January 14, 2018 22:52 UTC