The President of the Republic, Qais Saeed, does not miss an official event or a field visit without directing his arrows of criticism to Parliament and the political system that the constitution of the revolution brought, and to hold them responsible for the political, social and economic failure that the country is experiencing.

Perhaps his last speech during his visit to Gabes (southeastern Tunisia) a few days ago was the most clear, according to observers, when he stated that “had the regime in Tunisia been presidential, the situation would not have reached this level of ruin and destruction,” as he put it.

The march organized by the supporters of the president yesterday, Saturday, coinciding with the anniversary of independence in the Tunisian capital, did not deviate from that goal, as dozens of protesters carried pictures of Qais Said demanding the dissolution of parliament and calling for a popular referendum to change the system of government from quasi-parliamentary to presidential.

Others held the responsibility for the socio-economic congestion and the severe political crisis the country is experiencing, the political system that has resulted in a power struggle and a power struggle between the three presidencies (Parliament, the government, and the presidency).

Several dozen demonstrated in the Tunisian capital to demand the dissolution of the parliament (Anatolia)

Call restricted by law

According to the professor of constitutional law, Mona Karim, President Qais Saeed owns the constitutional mechanism to dissolve parliament in one case, which is linked to the government’s failure to obtain the confidence of parliament, a situation that is not currently available given the existence of a self-established government, she said.

The constitutional expert stressed - in her speech to Al-Jazeera Net - that the dissolution of Parliament, although it is a popular demand of the President’s supporters, remains a political demand governed by restrictive legal controls and the possibility of translating it on the ground.

Concerning the calls of some political leaders to the president to activate Article 80 of the Tunisian constitution "in case of imminent danger", and considering it a "powerful authority" in his hand, Karim pointed out that even in the form of its implementation, the parliament remains in accordance with it in a permanent session, and the president of the republic may not dissolve it. .

In addition to the popular calls for the president's supporters to dissolve the parliament, opposition political and party leaders did not hide their supportive positions, such as Mohsen Marzouq, the Secretary-General of the Tunis Project Party, the head of the Tunisian National Coalition Party, Naji Jalloul, and even some deputies in the current parliament.

In the same context, the official spokesperson for the Popular Movement, Mohsen Al-Nabati, called for the dissolution of parliament, considering that it has become an obstacle to the reform process, and has turned into a "focus for conspiracy against the future of Tunisia and a threat to its vital interests, integrity of its existence, its sovereignty and its security," according to a post published on his account. Facebook profile.

Ghannouchi while participating in the demonstration called by Al-Nahda 3 weeks ago (Reuters)

Ghannouchi warns

Parliament Speaker Rashid Ghannouchi had previously warned of the calls made by supporters of President Saeed, and even opposition political leaders, for the dissolution of Parliament, describing them as chaotic calls for a return to dictatorship.

The Ennahda Movement MP, Muhammad Al-Qoumani, describes the calls to dissolve the parliament as "populist and anarchist calls," pointing out - in his speech to Al-Jazeera Net - that this demand betrays ignorance from his companions of the constitution's articles.

He stressed that the mass rally organized by the Ennahda Movement and democratic forces on February 27 to defend the legitimacy and the constitution hit those who called for the dissolution of Parliament to death, and made them prey on national occasions to play a populist discourse, as he put it.

He pointed out that the owners of populist and fascist currents and symbols of electoral failure want to overthrow the constitution and the current system, claiming false legitimacy by mobilizing the street, directing his criticism of the President of the Republic as the guarantor of implementing the requirements of the constitution.

Parliament suspended

The independent representative in Parliament, Hatem al-Maliki, acknowledges that the dissolution of Parliament is not possible constitutionally at the present time, expressing - in his speech to Al-Jazeera Net - his fear that the state of "popular anger at the legislative institution" will be ravaged by all negotiation mechanisms over the system of government, and deviating through street power into frameworks. Other.

He pointed out that the position of the President of the Republic regarding the current political system and Parliament, and holding him responsible for the failure and the crises that the country is experiencing, is a public position that the President has previously stated on more than one occasion.

He pointed out that he had submitted a proposal to temporarily suspend the work of Parliament for a period of two months in light of the tension and escalating violence within it, while maintaining its activity related to the passage of urgent projects, and the passage to an economic and social dialogue sponsored by the Tunisian General Labor Union (the largest trade union in Tunisia) and the rest of the national organizations. , And be the ground for new combinations.