Kais Saied, here, Kais Saied there. We see it everywhere. He receives, he expresses himself and decides. Only is unparalleled. It is the July 25 effect that changed complete the game and transformed black pessimism into a blissful optimism. At the announcement of the exceptional measures concerning, in particular, the freezing the activities of the parliament, the lifting of the immunity of the deputies and the dismissal of the head of government, Tunisians took to the streets to proclaim their joy and relief. The leaden screed on the heads was removed. A big phew!
The Kais Saied effect is reflected in opinion polls. The latest is the one produced by Sigma Conseil and published this Tuesday, August 17 in the newspaper Maghreb. Nearly 95% (94.9%) of those interviewed support the President of the Republic. A rate that no political figure has obtained since 2011. We would have to go back to the Ben Ali era to find such a figure. While 77.1% consider that Tunisia is on the right track.
But not only that, since Kais Saied could be widely elected, hands down, in the first round if the presidential election were held these days with 91.9% of the vote. Leaving crumbs to Abir Moussi(2%) Safi Said( 1.4%), Nabil Karoui (1.3%) and Moncef Marzouki( 1.2%).
Even his party, which does not yet exist, could win 20% of the vote and is only ahead of the Free Destourian Party which is still in the lead with 30% of voting intentions, losing in the process more than 6 points in comparison with the last polls. But it is the Ennahdha movement that is paying the price for the Saied effect. It is reduced to a somewhat small portion collecting only 10%, thus losing more than 50% of voting intentions, followed by Qalb Tounes (7.8%) and the Democratic Current(5.8).
Translated by Rifi-JDD
