In the wake of the sacking of Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and nationwide protests, Tunisian security and military units were deployed to look after the government headquarters in Tunis by blocking all access and preventing officials from reaching their workplace in the government.

Violent protests broke out on Sunday in several Tunisian provinces as protesters expressed anger at the deterioration of the North African nation's health, economic and social situations, calling for the departure of the government and dissolution of Parliament.

Monday's deployment came a day after President Kais Saied announced on Sunday evening that he had removed Mechichi from the post of Prime Minister and suspended all activities of the Assembly of People's Representatives or Parliament, as per reports.

Saied said he will temporarily head the government until he appoints a new prime minister. The president also announced that he annulled the immunity of all parliament members. The President also announced that he annulled the immunity of all parliament members.

At dawn on Monday, units of the Tunisian National Army prevented Tunisia's Parliament Speaker Rached Ghannouchi, accompanied by other deputies, from entering the Assembly's headquarters in the district of Bardo. Amid tight security measures, dozens of Tunisians gathered in front of Parliament.

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