{"id":3120,"date":"2023-01-14T15:30:16","date_gmt":"2023-01-14T15:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=3120"},"modified":"2023-03-23T18:39:47","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T18:39:47","slug":"thousands-of-tunisians-demonstrate-against-president-on-revolution-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/politics\/thousands-of-tunisians-demonstrate-against-president-on-revolution-day\/2023\/01\/14\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands of Tunisians demonstrate against president on Revolution Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

TUNIS<\/span> (Reuters)<\/span> Jan,14–<\/span> Call<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> resignation<\/span> of<\/span> Tunisian<\/span> President<\/span> Kais<\/span> Said<\/span> against<\/span> his<\/span> near-total<\/span> seizure<\/span> of<\/span> power<\/span> to<\/span> mark<\/span> a<\/span> momentous<\/span> anniversary<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> 2011<\/span> revolution<\/span> that<\/span> brought<\/span> democracy<\/span> Thousands<\/span> of<\/span> protesters<\/span> marched<\/span> in<\/span> central<\/span> Tunis<\/span> on<\/span> Saturday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Thousands<\/span> of<\/span> people<\/span> waving<\/span> Tunisian<\/span> flags<\/span> and<\/span> chanting<\/span> “The<\/span> people<\/span> are<\/span> demanding<\/span> the<\/span> overthrow<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> regime,”<\/span> said<\/span> Reuters<\/span> journalists.<\/span> It<\/span> was<\/span> full<\/span> of<\/span> protesters.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“Tunisia<\/span> is<\/span> going<\/span> through<\/span> one<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> most<\/span> dangerous<\/span> times<\/span> in<\/span> its<\/span> history.<\/span> Said<\/span> has<\/span> taken<\/span> control<\/span> of<\/span> all<\/span> authorities<\/span> and<\/span> attacked<\/span> democracy.<\/span> The<\/span> economy<\/span> will<\/span> collapse.<\/span> We<\/span> are<\/span> not<\/span> silent,”<\/span> said<\/span> 34-year-old<\/span> protester<\/span> Saeed<\/span> Anoar<\/span> Ali.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Demonstrators<\/span> pushed<\/span> past<\/span> police<\/span> and<\/span> metal<\/span> barricades<\/span> to<\/span> reach<\/span> the<\/span> streets,<\/span> defying<\/span> authorities’<\/span> initial<\/span> efforts<\/span> to<\/span> separate<\/span> several<\/span> parallel<\/span> protests<\/span> called<\/span> by<\/span> various<\/span> political<\/span> parties<\/span> and<\/span> civil<\/span> society<\/span> organizations.<\/span>\u00a0
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\n<\/span>\u201cWe<\/span> were<\/span> in<\/span> Bourguiba<\/span> when<\/span> Saeed<\/span> was<\/span> not<\/span> around<\/span> in<\/span> January<\/span> 2011.<\/span> Today<\/span> he<\/span> is<\/span> closing<\/span> Bourguiba<\/span> for<\/span> us.<\/span> ‘<\/span> said<\/span> Chaima<\/span> Issa,<\/span> an<\/span> activist<\/span> who<\/span> participated<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> 2011<\/span> revolution,<\/span> before<\/span> the<\/span> crowd<\/span> burst<\/span> through<\/span> the<\/span> barrier.<\/span> Another<\/span> major<\/span> opposition<\/span> party,<\/span> allied<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> pre-revolutionary<\/span> tyranny,<\/span> held<\/span> another<\/span> rally<\/span> in<\/span> downtown<\/span> Tunis<\/span> after<\/span> being<\/span> banned<\/span> from<\/span> marching<\/span> near<\/span> the<\/span> Carthaginian<\/span> presidential<\/span> palace.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Said<\/span> closed<\/span> his<\/span> 2021-elected<\/span> parliament<\/span> and<\/span> initiated<\/span> a<\/span> transformation<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> political<\/span> system,<\/span> but<\/span> low<\/span> voter<\/span> turnout<\/span> in<\/span> December’s<\/span> elections<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> largely<\/span> powerless<\/span> new<\/span> parliament<\/span> was<\/span> a<\/span> sign<\/span> of<\/span> Said’s<\/span> change.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>Meanwhile,<\/span> the<\/span> economy<\/span> has<\/span> languished,<\/span> staple<\/span> foods<\/span> have<\/span> disappeared<\/span> from<\/span> shelves<\/span> and<\/span> governments<\/span> face<\/span> financial<\/span> collapse,<\/span> yet<\/span> to<\/span> secure<\/span> an<\/span> international<\/span> bailout.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Major<\/span> political<\/span> forces,<\/span> including<\/span> most<\/span> parties<\/span> and<\/span> trade<\/span> unions,<\/span> now<\/span> oppose<\/span> Said’s<\/span> project,<\/span> many<\/span> calling<\/span> it<\/span> an<\/span> anti-democratic<\/span> coup.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>But<\/span> instead<\/span> of<\/span> forming<\/span> a<\/span> united<\/span> front,<\/span> they<\/span> failed<\/span> to<\/span> bridge<\/span> the<\/span> deep<\/span> ideological<\/span> and<\/span> personal<\/span> rifts<\/span> that<\/span> had<\/span> divided<\/span> them<\/span> over<\/span> the<\/span> years.<\/span> Many<\/span> political<\/span> parties<\/span> have<\/span> rejected<\/span> the<\/span> role<\/span> of<\/span> Islamist<\/span> Ennada,<\/span> still<\/span> the<\/span> largest<\/span> party.<\/span> The<\/span> powerful<\/span> trade<\/span> union<\/span> UGTT<\/span> is<\/span> calling<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> nationwide<\/span> dialogue,<\/span> but<\/span> will<\/span> not<\/span> invite<\/span> parties<\/span> that<\/span> accuse<\/span> Said<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> coup.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> protests<\/span> take<\/span> place<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> day<\/span> 12<\/span> years<\/span> after<\/span> the<\/span> ouster<\/span> of<\/span> former<\/span> dictator<\/span> Zin<\/span> al-Abidin<\/span> Ben<\/span> Ali,<\/span> and<\/span> January<\/span> 14<\/span> is<\/span> considered<\/span> Revolution<\/span> Day<\/span> by<\/span> most<\/span> Tunisian<\/span> political<\/span> parties<\/span> and<\/span> civil<\/span> society<\/span> groups.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>However,<\/span> Saeed<\/span> unilaterally<\/span> changed<\/span> his<\/span> official<\/span> anniversary,<\/span> saying<\/span> he<\/span> was<\/span> considering<\/span> January.<\/span> 14<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> moment<\/span> the<\/span> revolution<\/span> went<\/span> astray.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>While<\/span> there<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> no<\/span> major<\/span> crackdown<\/span> on<\/span> Saeed’s<\/span> opponents<\/span> and<\/span> police<\/span> have<\/span> allowed<\/span> most<\/span> protests<\/span> against<\/span> him,<\/span> their<\/span> response<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> January<\/span> 14<\/span> demonstration<\/span> last<\/span> year<\/span> was<\/span> more<\/span> aggressive,<\/span> leading<\/span> to<\/span> condemnation<\/span> by<\/span> rights<\/span> activists.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TUNIS (Reuters) Jan,14– Call for the resignation of Tunisian President Kais Said against his near-total seizure of power to mark a momentous anniversary of the 2011 revolution that brought democracy Thousands of protesters marched in central Tunis on Saturday. Thousands of people waving Tunisian flags and chanting “The people are demanding the overthrow of the […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[280,562,2425],"tags":[755,756,757,758,759,760],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tunis-1673698574627_185b035814b_medium.jpg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3120"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3120"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3123,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3120\/revisions\/3123"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}