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Erdogan: "Dissolution of the Tunisian Parliament - Damage to Democracy" | Israel today

2022-04-06T14:57:00.018Z


Turkish president expresses outrage over North African president's decision to dissolve parliament after freezing activities months ago


The Tunisian government has expressed outrage today (Wednesday) in the face of criticism leveled by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, he and no one else, over the state of democracy in the country.

Last week, Tunisian President Case Said announced that he was dissolving parliament after freezing its activities about eight months ago.

The unusual move, which is seen by many as the collapse of the party system in Tunis, came after parliamentarians convened for an online meeting and voted against Said's latest decisions.

For his part, he did not hesitate to speak on television and explain why the move was intended to protect state institutions.

According to a statement in the Turkish News Agency, Erdogan expressed concern that the dissolution of parliament was a violation of democracy and a blow to the will of the Tunisian people.

Also, the Turkish president expressed hope that these developments will not harm the process that Tunisia is going through towards establishing democracy in the country.

Tunisian President, Case Said, Photo: Reuters

Naturally, in Tunisia expressed astonishment.

President Case Said has stressed that he opposes interfering in the internal affairs of his country in any way.

Subsequently, Tunisian Foreign Minister Othman al-Jarandi summoned Ankara's ambassador for talks, and also spoke with his Turkish counterpart Blut Chebushulu to express Tunisia's opposition to Erdogan's statement.

Erdogan himself is considered an authoritarian leader who in an unprecedented series of decisions concentrated in his hands a great deal of power that allowed him to overthrow his political opponents and take over the judiciary.

It should also be noted that one of the dominant parties in Tunisian politics, which has been hurt by the dissolution of parliament, is the Islamist a-Nahada party.

A-Nahada, meanwhile, sees the Turkish Justice and Development Party, Erdogan's party, as a model.

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Source: israelhayom

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