The Administrative Court in Tunisia called on the Independent High Authority for Elections to appear before it to consider 3 appeals related to the results of the referendum on the new constitution, while the Tunisian Labor Union condemned the statements of foreign ministers and ambassadors of the United States and some European countries regarding the situation in Tunisia.
According to the court, the summons relates to a complaint filed by the "I Watch" organization (affiliated with Transparency International), the "Afaq Tounes" and "The People Want" parties, who participated in the referendum campaign.
The official spokesman for the Elections Authority, Muhammad Al-Tilili Al-Mansri, stated that the authority is ready to answer all appeals submitted against it.
In a statement to the official news agency, he indicated that the commission would, in turn, file criminal cases against anyone who questioned its work and accused it of falsifying the results of the referendum without providing evidence.
And last Tuesday, the Tunisian Electoral Commission announced that the draft constitution, on which the referendum was held on July 25, had the confidence of 94.60% of the votes of 2,630,944 voters, out of 9,278,541 voters (30.5% of those who registered).
The referendum is a link in a series of exceptional measures that President Qais Saeed began to impose on July 25, 2021, including dismissing the government and appointing another, dissolving the Judicial Council and Parliament, issuing legislation by presidential decrees, and early parliamentary elections to December 17.
political condemnation
In a related context, the Tunisian Labor Union condemned the statements of foreign ministers and ambassadors of the United States and some European countries regarding the situation in Tunisia recently, expressing its absolute rejection of interference in the country's internal affairs.
In a statement, the union criticized what it called the deliberate intention of some internal political forces to seek help from foreign countries.
He called on the Tunisian authorities to take a firm and strong stand, and if necessary, suspend the accreditation of the new American ambassador, and refused to attack the country in any way.
At the same time, the statement stressed the right of all Tunisians to criticize, protest and express their opinion in national affairs, stressing that there is no solution to the country's problems outside the framework of the Tunisian-Tunisian initiative and to review the mistakes that led to wasting the historical opportunity to reform the situation, as described in the statement.
Earlier today, Saturday, the Tunisian Foreign Ministry summoned Acting Chargé d'Affairs at the US Embassy, Natasha Francesky, against the background of the statement issued by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, regarding the political track in Tunisia, as well as the statements of the US ambassador-designate in Tunisia to the US Congress, during his presentation of his work program.
In a statement issued in this regard, the Tunisian Foreign Ministry said that the statements of the appointed US ambassador are unacceptable and completely contradict the provisions and principles of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
The statement stated that Foreign Minister Othman Al-Jarandi expressed his astonishment at the statements and statements that he said did not reflect the reality of the situation in Tunisia, or the efforts made to restructure political life on correct foundations.
Al-Jarandi described the statements as unacceptable interference in Tunisian affairs, and did not reflect the friendship ties that unite the two countries.
The US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, had called for comprehensive and transparent reform in Tunisia to restore the confidence of those who did not participate in the constitutional referendum.
Blinken emphasized that his country shares the concerns of many Tunisians that the question of drafting the new constitution has limited the scope for real debate.