Tunisian President Kais Saied has announced the launch of “national dialogue” to resolve a political crisis, national dialogue does not include the critical opposition groups.
Saied said a commission would manage “the national dialogue”, a measure demanded repeatedly by the G7 nations and European Union.
On Sunday, UGTT leader Noureddine Taboubi appealed to Saied to launch the national dialogue, saying it was “probably the last chance” to bring the country together and avoid “a dismantling of the state and a financial and economic collapse”.
Saied ruled out participation in the talks of those “who sabotaged, starved and mistreated the people”, suggesting it would not include parties and civil society organisations which have denounced his seizure of power.
Ennahdha, which has played a central role in Tunisian politics since the revolution that overthrew dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in 2011, is part of the National Salvation Front coalition, forged last month between five political parties and five civil society groups.
Saied also said that a committee preparing constitutional reforms for “a New Republic” will be completed soon, with a referendum on the proposals slated for July 25, followed by legislative elections on December 17.
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