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Two French newspapers: Tunisia is in a dead end after the resounding failure of the legislative elections

2022-12-19T08:52:52.172Z


The French newspapers La Croix and Le Figaro agreed that the boycott of 90% of Tunisians for the legislative elections in a country suffering from economic difficulties is a serious matter and political disappointment, and it is a resounding failure that brings Tunisia to a dead end.


The French newspapers "La Croix" and "Le Figaro" agreed that the boycott of 90% of Tunisians for the legislative elections in a country suffering from economic difficulties is a serious matter and a political disappointment, and it is also considered a resounding failure that moves Tunisia to a political impasse. Its position is weakened in its negotiations with the International Monetary Fund for a crucial loan.

Lacroix said that the absence of a real electoral campaign, the presence of anonymous candidates without party affiliations, and the boycott of the main opposition parties;

Factors that contributed to the decline in participation, so that the head of the Electoral College, Farouk Bouaskar, described the participation of no more than 8.8% of those registered as "modest", adding, "but it is not shameful."

Le Figaro, which described the turnout as "contempt for the president," warned that the leader of the main opposition coalition, Ahmed Najib al-Shabi, called on the president to "immediately leave office," and said, "This percentage is a great popular rejection of the process" that began on July 25, 2021, when Kais Saied froze parliament and dismissed his prime minister, usurping all powers.

Al-Shabi, head of the National Salvation Front, which is composed of the main opposition coalition, called on other political parties to "agree on appointing a senior judge" capable of "supervising new presidential elections." Extremely divided and reluctant to work together.


Political analyst Hammadi al-Radisi described "this very low percentage" as a "personal rejection of President Saeed, who was the only one to make the decision," and said that "his legitimacy is questionable." He stressed that "the situation is deadlocked" because "there is no legal mechanism to remove the president" in the new constitution, especially The new parliament that will be formed does not have this power, and can at best blame the government.

Political scientist Salah al-Din al-Jourshi believes that "this percentage reflects people's lack of confidence," and the existence of a "weak and divided" opposition, while unemployed Hamdi Belkacem believes that the low turnout is due to the fact that "people are angry about the economic situation and the high cost of living."

As for the United States, which has so far been critical of the process launched by Saied, it described these elections as "a first step towards restoring the country's democratic path," but the strong abstention "reinforces the need to further expand political participation in the coming months."

Le Figaro concluded that the failure of these legislative elections, which represent the last building block in a presidential system chosen by Kais Saied, with the election of a parliament deprived of most of its powers, will complicate negotiations between Tunisia and the International Monetary Fund to obtain a loan of nearly two billion dollars, which the debt-ridden country urgently needs.

Source: aljazeera

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