Politician calls for rescue plan for crisis-stricken Tunisia
TUNIS, Tunisia – A Tunisian politician has called for a rescue plan to help pull the country out of its current political and economic crises.
“There must be reforms in order to save Tunisia through a rescue plan to cruise the country out of the political, economic and social crises,” Ahmed Najib Chebbi, a leader in Al-Amal (Hope) Party, told a press conference.
“A legitimate salvation government must be formed to manage a transitional phase, based on the outcome of a national dialogue to address economic, political, constitutional and legal reforms,” he added.
Chebbi went on to call for holding early presidential and legislative elections under the supervision of the country’s Independent National Electoral Commission.
On February 18, Chebbi called for the formation of a national salvation front that was joined by five Tunisian parties, including Ennahda.
Tunisia has been in the throes of a deep political crisis since July 25, 2021, when President Kais Saied dismissed the government, suspended parliament, and assumed executive authority, in a move decried by opponents as a “coup.”
Tunisia is also going through a severe economic crisis aggravated by the coronavirus pandemic amid the ongoing Russian war on Ukraine.
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