The British Guardian newspaper sheds light on the current events in Tunisia and the reactions, following the issuance of the decisions of the President of the Republic, Kais Saied, which were represented in freezing the work of Parliament, dismissing Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi, and suspended lawmakers’ parliamentary immunity.
The newspaper pointed out that Tunisia was the only country that overthrew its dictator in 2011, and was the only one in which a “real democracy” remained, according to the newspaper.
However, recent events – in the newspaper’s opinion – indicate that Tunisia is witnessing a counter-revolution, considering that the Tunisian security forces’ storming of television stations is not a good sign at all, noting that the warmth of the Arab Spring has turned into the cold of a severe winter.
The newspaper considered the description of the opposition, represented mainly by the Ennahda movement, the president’s continents and his actions as a “coup” as a description that is difficult to disagree.
The newspaper added that many in Tunisia either do not care, or they – which is the worst –
They are drawn to demagogues, religious hardliners and those who praise the country’s former dictatorship.
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The newspaper pointed out in its report that the reason for the acceptance by sectors of the population of what happened is indifference or illiberal concepts that freedom and democracy in Tunisia did not achieve political stability and economic prosperity, as corruption spread and unemployment spread, and the Corona pandemic deepened the wounds of the crisis and narrowed the noose, and revealed the extent of the imbalance that reached the country.
What Tunisia needs today is for politicians to adopt a more realistic view of where the country should go, because a return to authoritarianism will not guarantee the stability of the regime, the Guardian said.
It added that the President of the Republic, Kais Saied, defied the constitution by suspending parliament, and that his inability to work with a prime minister whom I chose indicates his unworthiness with a complex system of government, and that his praise of the military dictatorship in Egypt does not inspire confidence.
The Guardian concluded that Tunisia is now going through a crisis.This will be defused by seeing the emergency for what it is and addressing its causes – not by insisting on anti-democratic arguments well past their expiry date.
