Ennahda expresses its “categorical rejection of the attempts of some parties”, which it described as “hostile to the democratic process, especially from some close to President Qais Said”, pushing for options that violate the rules of the 2014 constitution.
“The Constitution was the basis for the electoral legitimacy of all current executive and legislative institutions, and was enjoyed by the consensus of most political families and broad popular satisfaction,” she said in a statement on Saturday, after circulating semi-official statements on the move to suspend the constitution and change the political system.
The movement warned that this walk “will inevitably lead to the regime losing legitimacy, returning to individual rule and reneging on all democratic gains and guarantees of freedoms and human rights,” the statement said.
The party also warned of the “seriousness of unilateralism in dealing with major national issues,”stressing the importance of comprehensive national dialogue and the adoption of participatory approaches to reforming the situation and completing the building of constitutional institutions from within the Constitution.
“There is a tendency to amend tunisia’s political system, possibly through a referendum, and it is supposed to suspend the constitution and issue an interim system of powers,” presidential adviser Walid al-Hajjam said in media statements last Thursday, adding that “the features of the president’s plan are in their final stages and are expected to be officially announced soon.”
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