Tunisian President Kais Saied criticized opponents seeking to form a front against his policies from which a "salvation government" would emerge, and said that "there is no dialogue with those who want to strike the Tunisian state."
In a speech he delivered during an iftar banquet in the presence of the families of martyrs and wounded in terrorist operations and the families of the martyrs and injured of the Tunisian revolution, Saeed added that dialogue will only be with those he described as honest and honorable, adding that there is no recognition except for those he called patriots, and no negotiations except with those who accept the will of the people.
He added that "there is no peace except for those who incline towards reconciliation," accusing unnamed parties of having chosen the approach of overthrowing the state.
Saeed called on those he described as honorable judges to assume their responsibilities in enforcing the law so that the people's money would return to the people, as he put it.
Regarding the efforts of opposition parties that were quarreling among themselves to form a rescue government to get the country out of its political and economic crisis, the Tunisian president commented, "What rescue are they talking about?... Tunisia wants to save itself from them. They held power for many years and were dancing in 2013 denouncing those they allied with them." today".
The Tunisian president's statements come two days after the head of the political body of the Tunisian "Amal" party, Ahmed Najib Chebbi, announced the formation of the "National Salvation Front", which includes 10 party and political components, most notably the Ennahda movement - which had about a quarter of the seats in the dissolved parliament - and the Heart of Tunisia parties and the coalition Dignity and Tunisia’s movement, Will and Hope, in addition to the “Citizens Against the Coup” campaign, the Gathering for Tunisia initiative, and a number of parliamentarians.
Chebbi said that the main objective of this front will be to call for a national dialogue conference, and to support a transitional government to rescue.
The formation of the National Salvation Front comes amid growing opposition at home and criticism from abroad of the policies of the Tunisian president, whom his opponents accuse of undermining democracy and seeking to establish an individualist regime, which Saied denies.
So far, the Tunisian president has dissolved parliament and other constitutional bodies, including the Supreme Judicial Council, and amended the electoral commission law and the method for selecting its members. Since last July 25, he has taken exceptional measures that enabled him to assume executive and legislative powers, under the pretext of saving the country from collapse and cleansing it of corruption. political and financial.