Clashes around army-barricaded parliament a day after President Saied removed the gov’t and legislature following nationwide protests.
- Street clashes outside army-barricaded parliament, a day after President Kais Saied removed the prime minister and suspended parliament
- Move followed nationwide protests over economic troubles and government mishandling of the coronavirus crisis.
- Troops blocked parliamentary speaker and Ennahdha party leader Rached Ghannouchi from entering the building on Monday.
Here are the latest updates:
Walks, talks ‘like a coup’: MENA expert says
Max Gallien, a political scientist specialising in the MENA region at the University of Sussex, said the move “does not seem to be backed entirely by Article 80 of the constitution”.
“It walks like a coup, it talks like a coup, and in many ways it has that appearance,” Gallien told Al Jazeera, adding that it is a situation that is still playing out.
One of the important things to watch for is how key institutional actors, including parliament, security forces, and unions are going to react to the developments, Gallien said.
“A constitutional court is kind of the overarching issue here and the overarching political failure of Tunisia’s political class,” he added.
Security forces take security measures as crowds gather in front of parliament building in Tunis, Tunisia [Nacer Talel/Anadolu]
‘Unclear situation’: Al Jazeera’s Mohamed Vall says
Al Jazeera’s Mohamed Vall, who has extensively reported on Tunisia, said that the current situation is “very unclear”, even to people inside the country.
The fact that no one is certain of the whereabouts of the president or the prime minister has added to the confusion.
Those are “huge questions” that affect the overall morale, public opinion, and the “general feelings inside Tunisia itself,” Vall said.
Since the Arab Spring, there has been a “scene of fragmentation” he said.
“Many players were unable to sit together for a long time and to organise politics in an way that could serve the country, and people are frustrated with the situation.”
A supporter of Tunisia’s biggest political party, the moderate Islamist Ennahda, scuffles with a police officer near the parliament building in Tunis, Tunisia [Zoubeir Souissi/Reuters]
World reacts to Tunisia political turmoil
Turkey’s foreign ministry said it was “deeply concerned” by the latest development in Tunisia and called for the restoration of “democratic legitimacy”.
Meanwhile, a spokeswoman for the German foreign ministry, Maria Adebahr, told reporters that Germany hoped Tunisia would return “as soon as possible to constitutional order”.
For his part, Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov, said: “We hope that nothing will threaten the stability and security of the people of that country.”
Protesters stand outside parliament building in Tunis, Tunisia [Nacer Talel/Anadolu]
Police storm Al Jazeera office in Tunis
Tunisian police has stormed Al Jazeera’s bureau in the capital Tunis, expelling all the staff.
Read more here.
Suspension ‘invalid’
Tunisia’s Ennahdha party said that it considers Parliament to be in continuous session, denouncing as “invalid” President Saied’s decision.
Army deployed
Tunisian military has been deployed to the government palace in the Kasbah in Tunis and stopped government workers from entering the building, several of them said.
Security forces take security measures around parliament building in Tunis, Tunisia [Nacer Talel/Anadolu]
Tunisian president assigns ally to oversee interior ministry
Tunisian President Saied assigned Khaled Yahyaoui, director-general of the presidential security unit, to supervise the Ministry of Interior after dismissing the government, two security sources said.
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