The Tunisian General Labor Union called for quickly overcoming the political and constitutional crisis in Tunisia as soon as possible, or for early elections, in light of the aggravation of the power crisis between the institutions of the Presidency of the Republic, the Presidency of the Government and the Presidency of Parliament.
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Many politicians in Tunisia believe that the constitution contains many controversial points, which need to be amended, especially with regard to the distribution of powers and their limits between the president, heads of government and parliament. Disagreements over the interpretation of the constitution have led to recurring political crises since 2016.
Institutional crisis
Tunisia is experiencing a raging crisis between the Presidency of the Republic on the one hand and the Presidency of Parliament, and the Presidency of the Government on the other hand, due to frequent constitutional disputes related to the limits of the powers of the three institutions, which has led to the disruption of the normal functioning of state institutions, in light of a stifling social and economic situation.
The crisis deepened with the disruption of a government reshuffle since last January, as President Saeed refused to swear the constitutional oath of a number of ministers proposed by Prime Minister Hisham al-Mashishi, claiming that there were suspicions of corruption in their regard. The president also refused to sign an amended law for the Constitutional Court, whose status has been postponed since 2015.
President Said, who does not belong to any party, said the day before yesterday that he wanted a different dialogue, and accused the previous national dialogue of not being patriotic, in reference to the dialogue led by the Quartet of national organizations, including the Tunisian General Labor Union in 2013, and avoided the country at that time sliding into A worsening political crisis, and it concerns the Tunisian General Labor Union, the Tunisian Union of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts, the Tunisian League for the Defense of Human Rights, and the National Authority of Tunisian Lawyers.
The union condemned President Said’s statement regarding the national dialogue, and said that “what he expressed is a continuous questioning of national institutions, organizations and political parties, and his retraction from his commitment to the national dialogue initiative proposed by the Tunisian General Labor Union in order to save Tunisia from the difficult situation pushed by the ruling parties.” “.
It should be noted that Tunisia has been going through a political crisis for years due to differences between the basic constitutional institutions, as well as the deterioration of the economic and living situation in the country.