President Kaisseid announces “executive-assisted ” takeover of power led by new Prime Minister – Tunisian parliament speaker accuses Saeed of “coup d’etat”
Tunisian President Kais Saeed announced tonight that he was suspending parliament and ousting Prime Minister Hisham Masisi following a day of protests against Tunisian leaders.
Klakson were heard in the streets shortly after this announcement.
The announcement comes after demonstrations in several cities yesterday, Sunday, despite significant police growth to curb travel. The protesters are mainly calling for the “dissolution of Parliament”.
Saïd announced these decisions following an extraordinary meeting at the presidential palace officials said the security forces, while Tunisia is facing a climax of the epidemic of the coronavirus and a deep political crisis in contrasting the Said and the largest opposition party Ennahdha .
“The constitution does not allow the dissolution of the parliament but allows the ‘freezing’ of its activities,” he said, citing Article 80, which allows such a measure in the event of “threatened danger”.
Said announced that he was taking over the executive branch “with the help of the government” led by a new prime minister to be appointed by the President of the Republic.
He also announced the lifting of parliamentary immunity .
Troops
of the Tunisian armed forces surrounded the parliament late Sunday night, eyewitnesses said, hours after Tunisian President Kais Saeed announced that he was suspending the operation. the government of Prime Minister Hisham Masisi and waives the immunity of MPs.
According to two eyewitnesses quoted by Reuters news agency, citizens gathered outside the parliament building cheering as military vehicles surrounded the parliament and began singing the Tunisian national anthem.
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“Coup against revolution and the Constitution”
Tunisian Parliament Speaker Rachid Ganoussi has accused President Kais Saeed of plotting a “coup against the revolution and the Constitution” after Saeed said he had suspended parliament and the government.
“We believe that the institutions are still in place and that Ennahda supporters and the Tunisian people will defend the revolution,” Ganushi, who leads the moderate Islamist Ennahda party, said by telephone.
Public opinion has been outraged by clashes between parliamentary parties and bras de fer between Parliament Speaker Rashid Ghannouchi , who also heads the Ennahdha ,and President Saeed, who is paralyzing public authority.
He also denounced the government’s lack of care in response to the health crisis that has resulted in oxygen shortages in Tunisia. With nearly 18,000 deaths out of a total population of 12 million, the country has one of the worst mortality rates in the world in this pandemic.
Thousands of Tunisians protested yesterday against their leaders, mainly against the Islamic party Ennahdha .
They mainly shouted slogans against this party and the Prime Minister he supports, Hisham Masisi, such as “The people want the dissolution of Parliament.”
“Change of regime” was also written by some banners.
Ennahdha’s seat and symbols were targeted.
Calls for demonstrations on July 25, the day of the celebration of the Republic, have been circulating on Facebook for many days, by various groups.
They demanded inter alia a change of the constitution and a transitional period that will leave a large space in the army, while keeping the President Said as head of state
