Organized by the “Free Destourien Party”, which does not oppose the actions of President Kaïs Saïed, but calls for the rapid organization of early legislative elections, according to the correspondent of the Anadolu Agency
The Tunisian capital, Tunis, was the scene, this Saturday, of a demonstration organized by the Free Destourien Party, to demand the dissolution of the Assembly of People’s Representatives (Parliament) and the organization of early legislative elections.
The party has declared on several occasions that it is not opposed to the measures of President Kaïs Saïed, taken on July 25, but calls for the rapid dissolution of Parliament and the holding of elections as soon as possible.
According to the correspondent of the Anadolu Agency, the security forces closed the lanes leading to the “government” square in the city center, and this, about two hours before the start of the demonstration, with the presence of ‘an imposing security system, the installation of barriers and the closure of the square.
Supporters of the party (16 deputies out of the 217 in the Assembly) began to flock to the square, where its leader, Abir Moussi, is expected to deliver a speech during the demonstration.
Since July 25, Tunisia has been undergoing a political crisis, when Saïed took “exceptional” measures, including in particular the freezing of Parliament’s activities, the lifting of the immunity of its deputies, the abolition of the supervisory body. of the constitutionality of laws, the promulgation of laws by presidential decrees, the presidency of the public prosecution, and the dismissal of the head of government.
The majority of Tunisian political forces reject Saïed’s decisions and consider them a “coup against the Constitution”, while other forces support them, considering them as “a rectification of the course of the 2011 revolution”, who overthrew the late president, Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali.
Over the past three months, the capital, Tunis, and various parts of the country have been the scene of protest movements, which have seen the participation of thousands of people, to denounce the decisions of Saïed, who began his presidential term in 2019, for a period of 5 years.
