The head of the National Salvation Front in Tunisia, Najib Chebbi, said that the authorities are preparing to dissolve the parties and arrest their leaders, and former President Moncef Marzouki warned of the organized ruin to which President Kais Saied is leading, while dozens of journalists demonstrated to denounce what they considered an imminent threat to freedom of the press, media and expression in the country.

In a press conference today, Thursday, Chebbi called on the security forces to assume their responsibility and protect people and property, and indicated that there was information about the intention of some groups to attack the headquarters of the Ennahda movement, accusing President Kais Saied of targeting the front and inciting Tunisians against each other.

In Tunisia, too, Sami Tahri, Assistant Secretary-General of the Tunisian General Labor Union, said that there is a real danger from all sides, especially with regard to the state of confusion and hesitation, and the unclear path the country is going through.

He added, in press statements, that the relationship between the workers' organization and the President of the Republic is almost broken, and that the Union will not participate in what he described as the crime of killing parties, and will seek to avoid the country from reaching a worse situation.

He called for the need for clarity, noting that launching any dialogue requires consultation and frankness.


A pause for the Syndicate of Journalists

In a related context, the Tunisian Journalists Syndicate organized a sit-down in front of the union to denounce what the journalists considered an imminent threat to the freedom of the press, media and expression in the country. Dozens of journalists raised banners calling for their protection while performing their work, and demanded that all means be provided to facilitate their work, and not to be harassed.

During a press conference held by the Tunisian Journalists Syndicate today, Thursday, during which it presented its annual report on the reality of press freedom and expression in Tunisia, the Syndicate of Journalists Mohamed Yassin Al-Jelassi said that press freedom has declined in Tunisia during the past year, and that the increasing rate of attacks against journalists in the field is a dangerous indication of Decline in freedom of the press in the country.

Marzouki warns

For his part, former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki (2011-2014) warned today, Thursday, of what he called the danger of rivalry and fighting between Tunisians, and of an explosion that threatens the state as a result of the path led by current President Kais Saied.

Al-Marzouki called on those whom he described as loyal patriots to move to get rid of what he called "the organized devastation of an illegal upheaval."

He added, on his official account on Facebook, that the state is threatened with an explosion, as it has never happened in the history of Tunisia.

He warned of the danger of crises in the country, and what he called the dismantling of the people through feuding, fighting and mutual verbal violence.


Saeed is looking to establish a new republic

For its part, the presidency said that President Kais Saied discussed with constitutional law professor Sadiq Belaid the issue of forming a national committee to establish a new republic, and a number of legal and constitutional issues.

Saeed confirmed that participation is open to everyone who supported what he called the "correction path" on 25 July.

Saeed had announced, in a speech on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, the formation of a higher committee to prepare for a new republic.

Since July 25, 2021, Tunisia has been experiencing a severe political crisis following exceptional measures that Said began to impose, including the dissolution of parliament, the abolition of the constitutionality monitoring body, the issuance of legislation by presidential decrees, and the dissolution of the Supreme Judicial Council.

Tunisian forces consider these measures a coup against the constitution, while others see them as a "correction of the course of the 2011 revolution", which overthrew the rule of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (1987-2011). His actions are measures within the framework of the Constitution to protect the State from imminent danger.