Former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki spoke about the political crisis that Tunisia entered tonight, after current President Kais Saied's decision to freeze parliament, lift the immunity of his deputies and dismiss the government.

Marzouki strongly condemned the decisions of President Said and considered them a coup against the revolution and the constitution, and called on the Tunisian people to thwart this coup.

In a speech addressed to the Tunisian people, Marzouki said that what happened tonight was a coup and a violation of the constitution.

"Saeed broke the constitution, which he swore to and gave himself all the powers," he added.

He stated that Saeed considered himself the head of the executive body (the head of the government) and the first judge.

Al-Marzouki warned that if the coup succeeds, the economic and health situation will deteriorate further.

He described President Said as becoming the biggest problem for Tunisia, according to his statements.

In an interview with Al-Jazeera, Al-Marzouki said, "This is a failure of the whole system, and if the coup succeeds, the upside down do not have solutions."

He pointed out that it was Ennahda's miscalculations that put Said in a position to overturn the constitution.

He continued, "The Ennahda movement warned against the strategy of feeding the crocodile, and it is now about to eat them and Tunisia."

regional decision

Al-Marzouki added, "There is a regional decision to liquidate the Arab Spring and the gains of the revolutions."

On Sunday evening, Tunisian President Kais Saied announced the freezing of parliament and the lifting of immunity from deputies, and vowed to pursue spoilers and deal firmly with "sedition seekers".

The Tunisian president said in a televised speech that he had relieved Prime Minister Hicham Al-Mashishi from his post.

"I decided to take over the executive authority with the help of a prime minister that I appoint," Saeed said.

Said announced these measures under Article 80 of the constitution, after an emergency meeting at the Carthage Palace, while the country is facing an unprecedented health crisis due to the outbreak of the Corona virus and power struggles.

For his part, Tunisian Parliament Speaker Rached Ghannouchi accused President Kais Saied of "a coup against the revolution and the constitution."

He stressed that Parliament is in permanent session, given the state of emergency, and will continue to function normally.

He recalled that the constitution requires that the House of Representatives be in permanent session and prevents the government from being dissolved.