Following mass protests in several Tunisian cities Tunisia’s president Kais Saied has decided dismiss Prime Minister Hicham Mechichi from his post, freeze the Tunisian parliament, and suspend the immunity of all deputies.

He added that he will undertake the presidency of the executive authority with the assistance of a new prime minister.

A number of Tunisian security forces were wounded on Sunday while angry protesters burned an armored vehicle in clashes in Sfax. This comes as protesters stormed the headquarters of the Tunisian Islamist party Ennahda in Tozeur, Kairouan and Sousse.

Many Tunisians hold Ennahda responsible for the deteriorating economic, social and health conditions of the country due to its failure to manage the country’s affairs since its entry into power in 2011.

Noureddine El-Beheiry, a leading figure within the Islamist Ennahda party, has attacked Al Arabiya and Al Hadath channels over its ongoing coverage of protests in Tunisia and threatened supporters of President Saied that “they would pay the price.”