Tunisia’s powerful General Labor Union (UGTT) has criticized President Kais Saied’s new road map to end the political crisis, citing its lack of detail and insufficiency.
Last month, President Saied announced a plan to resolve the political crisis that has paralyzed the North African country since he seized control of the country last year.
Saied’s plan includes a constitutional referendum, to be held on July 25 following an online public consultation that will start in January, and parliamentary elections at the end of 2022.
“Setting a date for elections is an important step to end the exceptional situation, but it does not break with individual rule and exclusion,” the union said on Tuesday in response to the president’s proposal.
Saied, who is seeking to restore his popularity, has asked citizens to submit their suggestions through electronic platforms from January 1 to March 20 as part of a broader national consultation process pertaining to the drafting of a new constitution.
The Nobel Peace Prize-winning union UGTT, which represents one million workers, said the online consultation may lead to a monopoly of power and the abolition of the opposition.
Last month, the UGTT called for early elections, saying it was concerned for the country’s democratic gains because of the president’s reluctance to announce a plan for political reforms.
Saied’s attempt to rebuild Tunisia’s broken political structures has raised mass demonstrations and accusations that he is establishing a new dictatorship in the birthplace of the Arab Spring.
Saied suspended parliament, dismissed the prime minister, and assumed executive powers in July last year, attempting “to rebuild Tunisia’s broken political structures.”
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