Hundreds of supporters of Tunisian President Kais Saied participated today, Sunday, in a stand in the center of the capital, to demand the achievement of the goals of the course of last July 25, and the defense of the state and the republican system.
And participated in the stand - which took place on Habib Bourguiba Street - groups of coordinators supporting President Said from the Tunisian governorates, in addition to political parties such as the "Alliance for Tunisia" party.
The participants in the vigil raised banners that read, "No turning back, accountability, accountability... no peace, no negotiation", "No dialogue, no referendum, no election before accountability."
Al-Jazeera correspondent in Tunisia Maysa Al-Fatnasy said that the rally of the president's supporters was called by the supporters of the July 25 movement.
This stand coincides with the escalation of the political crisis between Saeed and his opponents, following his announcement of the amendment of the Electoral Commission law and preparations for the drafting of a new constitution.
Ghanosi's statement
On the other hand, the head of the Tunisian Ennahda Movement, Rached Ghannouchi, said today, Sunday, that the regime of President Kais Saied has become isolated in the world, describing the economic conditions in Tunisia as going from bad to worse.
Ghannouchi added, in a meeting with members of one of his party's branches in the Tunisian capital, that he is optimistic about the future of Tunisia, considering that what he described as the coup will only be a temporary stage, and Tunisia will return to working with the constitution little by little in order to put an end to the dictatorship, as he put it.
Since July 25, 2021, Tunisia has been experiencing a severe political crisis, following exceptional measures taken by the President of the Republic, including dismissing the government, dissolving parliament, abolishing the constitutionality monitoring body, issuing legislation with presidential decrees, and dissolving the Supreme Judicial Council.
Tunisian forces consider these measures a coup against the constitution, while other forces view them as a "correction of the course of the 2011 revolution."
A few days ago, the Tunisian president said that in the next few days he would appoint a committee to draft a new constitution for the country to establish what he described as a new republic. It is expected that a referendum on the new constitution will be held on July 25, with legislative elections in December 2021.