Moncef Marzouki tells all Tunisians to rally on Sunday in defence of the structure, democracy, and nationwide sovereignty.
Former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki has referred to as on Tunisians to stage protests on Sunday in opposition to the ability seize by the nation’s president, Kais Saied.
“I name on all Tunisians to rally on Sunday in defence of the structure, democracy, freedom and nationwide sovereignty,” Marzouki stated in a video posted on his Fb web page.
“Presence ought to be robust at this protest. I name on you all to place apart your political affiliations and participate,” he added. “I’ve by no means seen Tunisia on this state it’s in right now. It’s time to behave.”
In July, the president plunged Tunisia right into a constitutional disaster by suspending the elected parliament, dismissing the prime minister and assuming government authority.
Final month, he brushed apart a lot of the structure to say he may move laws by decree, casting into doubt Tunisia’s democratic positive factors since its 2011 revolution that triggered the Arab Spring revolts.
Whereas he insists his “distinctive measures” are supposed to “save” the nation, critics accuse him of orchestrating a coup.
‘Sovereignty may be returned’
Marzouki’s name got here as a protest motion generally known as Residents In opposition to Coup referred to as for demonstrations on Sunday in opposition to Saied’s transfer to regulate all elements of the state.
Marzouki recommended the resignation of Saied and parliamentary Speaker Rached Ghannouchi and the conference of the meeting as a means out of the present political disaster in Tunisia.
“Free and clear early elections may be held after a 45-day transitional interval by which sovereignty may be returned to the folks,” he stated.
Nearly all of events in Tunisia reject Saied’s energy seizure, with some accusing him of orchestrating a coup in opposition to the structure.
Different events, nonetheless, have supported Saied’s selections in gentle of the political, financial, and well being crises the North African nation is dealing with.
Earlier this month, 1000’s of supporters of Saied rallied within the capital to indicate their backing for his suspension of parliament and guarantees to alter the political system.
The demonstration in central Tunis was referred to as in response to protests in opposition to Saied’s actions over the earlier two weekends in the identical location.
Saied’s intervention adopted years of financial stagnation and political paralysis, aggravated by an impoverishing lockdown final 12 months, a slow-starting vaccination marketing campaign and avenue protests.
Many Tunisians blame these ills on a corrupt, self-interested political elite, they usually see Saied, an unbiased elected in 2019, as a champion for the folks.
Tunisia was beforehand seen as the one success story amongst Arab states of their efforts in the direction of a democratic transition which witnessed well-liked revolutions toppling ruling regimes, together with in Egypt, Libya, and Yemen.