Tunisian President Kais Saied launched an attack on those who rejected his exceptional measures, accusing some of them of calling abroad to interfere in the country's affairs.
During his meeting yesterday evening, Saturday, with Acting Interior Minister Reda Gharslawi, Saeed said that internal parties had asked foreign countries to interfere in his country's affairs.
He denounced those he said were conspiring against Tunisia in order to settle scores with its president, and referred in this context to the demonstration led by former President Moncef Marzouki yesterday in Paris, considering that during which a call was called to thwart the upcoming Francophone summit in Tunisia and call for external interference in the country's affairs.
The Tunisian president said that the sovereignty of the state is not up for auction, and that the international donor parties must respect its sovereignty.
At the same time, Saeed criticized his opponents, who called for demonstrations again on Sunday, against the exceptional measures he had taken on July 25, which included the dissolution of the government and the suspension of parliament, accusing them of paying money to those who will participate in the demonstrations.
elections and government
During the same meeting with the Acting Interior Minister, Tunisian President Kais Saied said that the date of the upcoming elections will be revealed after consultations are held.
He also said that the new government commissioned by Najla Boden (63 years) to form will see the light of day in the coming hours.
He stressed his keenness to preserve rights and freedoms, saying that referring some cases to the military court came in accordance with the law and not outside it.
The Tunisian president stressed that the era of what he described as the lobbies' control of the state is over.
On September 22, Saeed issued Decree 117, according to which he controls all executive and legislative powers, which several political forces considered an effective suspension of the constitution.
Opponents of the Tunisian president's actions during a previous demonstration in the capital (Reuters)
Upcoming demonstrations
It is expected that the opponents of President Said will gather today, Sunday, in the center of the Tunisian capital, to demand an end to the exceptional measures and a return to the democratic path.
He called for new demonstrations against the president's measures, the "Citizens Against the Coup" movement, other associations and national figures, and activist Jawhar bin Mubarak expected the participation of large numbers in these demonstrations.
Activists published photos and videos of what they said were buses transporting people from governorates inside the country to participate in the protests scheduled for Sunday.
On September 18 and 26, the "Citizens Against the Coup" movement organized two demonstrations against the actions of the Tunisian president, and a week ago, a few thousand supporters of the Tunisian president demonstrated in the capital and other cities in support of his decisions.
For its part, the Tunisian Workers' Party organized a protest sit-in yesterday in the capital, in rejection of the exceptional measures announced by President Kais Saied on 25 July.
The protesters considered these measures a coup against the constitution, and demanded a return to the democratic path and the preservation of the revolution's gains.
The participants in the vigil held the Ennahda movement and what they described as the previous regime, responsible for the current crisis in the country.