Le Monde newspaper said that the “illiberal” decline has no end in Tunisia, and described it as an amazing setback towards tyranny that destroys the achievements of the democratic transformation that occurred in 2011, and saw that the presidential elections scheduled for Sunday represent a new phase in the president’s impetus. Qais Saeed Reckless about enhancing his personal power.
The newspaper explained in its editorial that President Saied – whom Europe has made a distinguished partner in immigration containment policies – disposes of the constitution and laws according to his whims, and repeals any legal texts that hinder his ambition, such as his amendment of the electoral law at the last minute to strip the administrative judiciary of its powers in matters of disputes arising from public funds. Ballot.
Le Monde wondered: Did Kais Saied sense the turning tide to resort to this new legal force? Was he concerned about a possible reversal in his electoral fortunes so that he resorted to eliminating his more serious rivals under false pretexts?
The newspaper adds that the October 6 elections are being held in an unfortunate atmosphere, as Saied has only two candidates, one of whom has just been sentenced to 12 years in prison on charges of “falsifying sponsorship.”
The newspaper saw that the political scene in “Qais Saied’s Tunisia” is nothing more than a field of ruin, as about 170 opposition activists and critical citizens are now in prison, according to the organization Human Rights WatchThe media is muzzled and associations are restricted, and Saeed justifies this repressive escalation as a pursuit of conspiracies hatched from abroad.
From divine savior to tyrant
According to the newspaper, no one paid attention to Saied’s old positions hostile to representative democracy and intermediary bodies, because his rejection of the mistakes of the transitional period, corruption, insecurity, and social and economic deterioration blinded the majority of Tunisian society to that, so it surrendered itself to this divine savior who turned into a tyrannical ruler who caused profound damage to the political personality. “The Tunisian woman who gave birth to hope”Arab Spring“.
What increases the plight of the Tunisians is that France and Europe are watching with indifference Saied’s risky adventure, despite the embarrassment whispered by European diplomats, which has little weight in the face of the realpolitik decreed by Brussels.
The newspaper concluded that Brussels is satisfied with Saied’s cooperation in stopping migration flows towards Italy, even the President of the Italian Council Georgia Meloni It made it a model for outsourcing border control European Union It leaves Tunisian democrats with no support to rely on.