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Opinion | Democracy in Tunisia? Not in the next decade Israel today

2021-12-18T21:47:46.538Z


The Arab state that ignited the spark of the "Arab Spring" does not seem to be able to stabilize • Even if the situation changes, it is doubtful whether the regime will lead reforms while involving the army and police • Interpretation


A decade after Tunisia, the Arab state that ignited the spark of the "Arab Spring," has influenced major Arab states such as Egypt, Yemen and Syria, and instilled hope throughout the Arab world for freedom, democracy, equality of opportunity and the elimination of corruption - it itself fails to stabilize.

After the rule of an Islamic party, democratically elected by the majority of the public in the country, and after decades of dictatorial rule, the Tunisian people believed that the Muslim Brotherhood would save it.

Very quickly he realized that only the characters and names had changed, and that the corruption and hand-level control that had been the lot of the dictators had not changed.

The re-uprising of the citizens of the country, which led to the rise of Case Said, gave a shot of encouragement and great hope to the citizens of the country.

But despite this, Tunisia has been in its worst situation for decades.

Said promised to hold a referendum, promised aid and support to the country's citizens and promised a war on corruption - but none of these exist.

Instead, he proved to be no less authoritarian than his predecessors, and when he felt that a revolution against him was a matter of time, and against the backdrop of protests by the Muslim majority in parliament - he rushed to enforce all emergency laws in the country to thwart opposition measures.

He fired the government, locked up the parliament, removed the immunity of some members of the House, took over the powers of the Attorney General and waged a military regime against all his opponents - actions that led to anger and the buds of insurgency in the country. The corona.

In order to soothe the anger of the country's citizens, who have been fed up with decades of corruption, Said declared his steps a "correction of the revolution path" that took place more than a decade ago, and even stepped up in his speech accusing political officials of receiving financial aid from foreign countries.

In any case, even if Tunisia stabilizes politically, it is doubtful that the regime will open up and lead democratic reforms while involving the army and police.

And although Tunisia is a country very close to the West and Europe, and its citizens have the potential to become the first Arab democratic state - its economic and political situation will not allow it to do so for at least the next decade.

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Source: israelhayom

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