At the Bardo, the news hunters remained on their hunger. It is that the long-awaited show did not take place. The reasons are not yet revealed, but the organizers and the “artists” were not there, at the Bardo, as they have promised all these last days.
He did not convince The lieutenants in charge of the realization of this show, led by Ayachi Zammel, the deputy of the National Bloc, will now have to reimburse the spectators who were on site without finding the traces of this expected show, ask forgiveness from the security forces who mobilized en masse around the seat of Parliament in anticipation of this show and the media who dropped everything to focus on the event of the a day that, in the end, was just a hoax! Ayachi Zammel, still him, was the first to turn about it and leave his whole world out of the game. Why did he retract? His answers do not seem to convince anyone: “I have decided not to participate in this initiative! There are mobilization and incitement campaigns against MPs! I’ll be going to the ARP next week! -he revealed in the first reaction before revealing other truths: “Deputies, adhering to the communiqué of September 29, 2021, have retracted. We can opt for other technological means such as holding meetings remotely.”
Technology, in the absence of common sense Yes, our honourable Members, who are accused of conservatism and lack of connectivity with the latest technological innovations, have just proved to us that they are at the forefront of progress and that they have mastered perfectly the most recent electronic solutions, since they have decided, according to the same deputy, to operate remotely without risk of confrontation with the forces present in Bardo, where there was not only the police, but also crowds who landed to chase away the angry deputies. This means that MEPs, already deprived of September salaries, are surely not going to be paid for the month of October.
Parliamentary labour legislation has not provided, a priori, for the payment of the… teleworking! And if Zammel trembled somewhat when it came to carrying out his promises, this was not the case for Mohamed Goumani, the Nahdhaoui mp who had come to the scene anyway and tried to enter Parliament before being asked to turn around by the police in place.
The one who was charged by Sheikh Rached Ghannouchi to save the boat of the Islamist party, threatened by the angry nahdhaouis, before withdrawing in turn, had come to the Bardo to return to work after enjoying his holidays. Yes, like that, as if nothing had happened! It is obvious today that the Members who signed the communiqué of this curious resumption measure the nonsense of their action.
They are aware, even if they do not show it, that the Parliament of 2019 is already part of history. The ball is in Saïed’s court The case of this parliamentary return closed after the abortion of the trial, can Kaïs Saïed gain anything? To tell the truth, the President of the Republic had nothing to fear from this initiative doomed to failure as soon as it was announced. And Saïed seems to have other cats to whip much larger than those of the Bardo.
After having been the author of a masterstroke with the appointment of Najla Bouden as head of government, the President is not at the end of his troubles because he will have other challenges, and not the least, to meet in a very short time. So far, citizens continue to support their president who dared to free them from the yoke of the Nahdhaouis and their accomplices, but they expect even more at all levels, especially those of the economy, social peace, the vision of Saïed and Bouden regarding the way of governing and the nature of the political system that will be put in place.
Legitimate fears Those who fear for freedoms and democracy are not wrong and they will keep an eye on everything that happens and is decided in Carthage. The one who was elected in 2019 by an overwhelming majority has no right to disappoint his supporters.
So far, however, they do not see anything coming. There is a lot of talk about the war on corruption but, practically, we do not see anything moving. In the departments of justice, burning cases are still lying around and they remain untouchable until now.
On the economic and financial side, the situation is only getting worse while nothing seems to move to clarify the finance laws of 2021 and 2022. Saied has taken the habit of taking all his time before reacting, but faced with certain issues, this wandering is to be avoided. The time has come for action to reassure and to be able to move forward as the people want for good…
Original Article by Kamel Zaiem (french) Translated by Rifi-JDD
