Tunisian Labour Union Secretary-General Noureddine Taboubi said he was calling for early parliamentary elections, leading to a parliament discussing the constitution and changing the political system, in the first sign that the powerful union rejected any possible plans to suspend the constitution.
During his supervision on Saturday, September 11, 2021, of the commemoration of Monastir Flag Day, the Secretary-General said the crisis required the appointment of a prime minister in the first phase.
On Friday, the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) revealed what it said was a “road map” prepared by its experts to manage Tunisia’s extraordinary phase, including the formation of a government of mini-national competencies, and the formation of an advisory body whose task would be to develop a legal vision for the reform of the political and electoral systems and the constitution, with the need to set a time limit for exceptional measures and resolve the fate of the current parliament.
Ennahda reaffirms the importance of national dialogue and building constitutional institutions.
Ennahda issued a statement on Saturday (September 11, 2021) rejecting “pushing for options that violate the rules of the constitution,”” three days after remarks by Walid Hajjam, an advisor to Tunisian President Qais Said, in which he stressed that there is a tendency to change the political system to a presidential system, possibly through a referendum. Several political parties and figures denounced this as a step backwards and would undermine the democratic process.
The movement said its statement came “in accordance with semi-official statements that there is a tendency to suspend the constitution, change the political system, and possibly through a referendum”.
“It categorically rejects the attempts of some parties hostile to the democratic process, particularly those close to the head of state, to push for options that violate the rules of the constitution, which has represented the basis of the country’s political and social contracting since 2014,” it said.
“It categorically rejects the attempts of some parties hostile to the democratic process, particularly those close to the head of state, to push for options that violate the rules of the constitution, which has represented the basis of the country’s political and social contracting since 2014,” it said.
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