A "political tussle" refers to a disagreement or conflict between different political groups or individuals. It often involves a struggle for power, influence, or the achievement of their respective goals in the political arena. Full definition
Its death came after an extraordinary political tussle between the city and state over whether to transfer the deer upstate or euthanize it. (businessinsider.com)
But it's also a deeply political tussle, being played out between the world's two biggest economies. (zocalopublicsquare.org)
Ever since Nasheed, the first democratically - elected President of Maldives, was made to step down after a series of events that has been described in some quarters as a coup, the Indian Ocean archipelago is witnessing political tussles. (politics.stackexchange.com)