Tunisian President Kais Saied's decision yesterday evening, Sunday, to dismiss the government, freeze parliament and assume the functions of the executive authority, sparked varying internal and external reactions, some of which expressed rejection and condemnation, and others called for the voice of wisdom and logic to prevail.

At a time when confrontations erupted in front of Parliament today, after Said's decisions, several parties in the world expressed concern over the consequences of Tunisia's sudden presidential actions.

Commenting on these decisions, the head of the Libyan High Council of State, Khaled Al-Mashri, announced - at dawn today - his rejection of what he considered a "coup" against the elected bodies.

Al-Mashri wrote - through his official account on Facebook - saying, "February 2014 coup of (retired Libyan Major General Khalifa) Haftar, and July 25 (July) 2021 coup of Qais (Saeed) what looks like tonight to yesterday."

"We reject coups against elected bodies and disruption of democratic paths," he added.

Qatar calls for avoiding escalation

For its part, Qatar called on the parties to the crisis in Tunisia to "uphold the interests of the brotherly Tunisian people, give precedence to the voice of wisdom, and avoid escalation and its repercussions on Tunisia's march and experience, which has won respect in the regional and international environments."

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— Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Qatar (@MofaQatar_AR) July 26, 2021

In a statement, the Foreign Ministry expressed Qatar's hope that the Tunisian parties would follow the path of dialogue to overcome the crisis, consolidate the foundations of the state of institutions and establish the rule of law in the sisterly republic.

She also expressed Doha's aspiration to "preserve Tunisia's stability and realize the aspirations and aspirations of its brotherly people for further progress and prosperity."

Turkish condemnation

In Turkey, official political circles condemned the decisions of the Tunisian president, describing them as an illegal constitutional coup that must be confronted.

Presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin commented, "We refuse to suspend the democratic process and ignore the democratic will of the friendly and brotherly Tunisian people. We condemn initiatives that lack constitutional legitimacy and popular support, and we believe that Tunisian democracy will emerge stronger from this process."

Parliament Speaker Mustapha Shantoub also condemned, saying, "What is happening in Tunisia is worrying, and every decision that prevents the work of Parliament and elected representatives is considered a coup against the constitutional system, and every military/bureaucratic coup is an illegal act, as it is illegal in Tunisia. The Tunisian people will defend the constitutional law and order." ".

As the head of the presidential communications department, Fahrettin Altun, said, "Turkey always stands with democracy and with peoples everywhere. We suffered a lot in the past, when power was not transferred through elections, so we are concerned about the latest developments in Tunisia and stress that democracy must be restored without delay." .

Tebboune and Saeed contact

A statement by the Algerian presidency stated that President Abdelmadjid Tebboune received a phone call from his Tunisian counterpart.

The presidency statement stated that Tebboune and Said talked about the developments in Tunisia and ways to strengthen relations.

For his part, head of the Movement for Society for Peace, Abdel Razzaq Makri, said that President Said "is dragging Tunisia and the region into a great strife by coup against democracy."

Makri said - in a tweet on his official account on Facebook today - that "the international forces and the Arab rulers who planned and supported it, as well as the secular currents in Tunisia, prefer chaos to democracy, and they are all in the service of the Zionist project and the colonial project, and who will remain neutral in Tunisia as partners in crime and are responsible for the outcome.

European call for respect for institutions

At the European level, the European Union today urged the political actors in Tunisia to respect the constitution and avoid a slide into violence.

"We are closely following the latest developments in Tunisia," a spokeswoman for the European Commission said.

"We call on all parties to respect the constitution, its institutions and the rule of law, and we also call on them to remain calm and avoid resorting to violence in order to preserve the country's stability," she added.

In Germany, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Adebehr said that her country hopes that Tunisia will return "as soon as possible to the constitutional order."


And she considered that "the roots of democracy have taken root in Tunisia since 2011," in reference to the popular revolution that toppled former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

She explained that her country is "very concerned" about what happened, but "we do not want to talk about a coup," adding, "We will certainly try to discuss (the situation) with the Tunisian ambassador" in Berlin, and that "our ambassador in Tunisia is ready to engage in discussions."

Russia is following

In Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said - in a brief statement - that his country is monitoring developments in Tunisia.

"We hope nothing threatens the stability and security of the people of that country," he added in his daily press conference by telephone.

In Yemen, the leader of the Houthi political wing, Muhammad Ali al-Houthi, told Saeed on Twitter, "Working on internal cohesion and preserving the homeland is the real criterion for any remedies."

Khan his constituents

In turn, Tawakkol Karman, the Yemeni activist who won the Nobel Peace Prize, accused the Tunisian president of "betraying his voters" and described his recent decisions as a "counter-revolution."

"What happened in Tunisia is just a counter-revolution that joins the group of counter-revolutions led by Riyadh and Abu Dhabi to overthrow the Arab Spring revolutions and their gains," Karman said in a tweet via "Twitter" at dawn today.

Statement of the Union of Muslim Scholars

In the same context, the International Union of Muslim Scholars affirmed today that the "coup" against the will of Tunisians and elected institutions and taking unilateral measures is "a dangerous matter and is not permissible under Islamic law."

The union said in a statement, "We affirm the sanctity of the assault on the social contract that was carried out by the will of the Tunisian people, and it regulates the relationship between the presidency, the House of Representatives and the prime minister, and preserves the people's gains in freedom and the rule of law, rejecting tyranny and dictatorship and sacrificing the blood of the righteous from the Tunisian people."