Protesting is a right unless it is used to sow division among Tunisians and create two peoples in the country, ” said Deputy Secretary-General of the Tunisian General Labor Union (French: UGTT) Sami Tahri

The labour organisation is not concerned by the demonstration staged Saturday in Habib Bourguiba avenue, downtown Tunis, and will not participate in counter-protests, Tahri further told reporters in Médenine on the sidelines of a meeting of the regional administrative committee.

The UGTT calls for dialogue and consultation and urges not to fall into violence. Street mobilisation in this context would lead to conflict to which the UGTT is utterly opposed, the Deputy SG further said.

Contacts between the President of the Republic and political parties and national organisations are necessary to steer the country out of the current crisis.

Protesters gathered Saturday outside the municipal theatre to voice rejection of the measures announced last July 25 by the President of the Republic, namely freezing the parliament, lifting deputies’ immunity and dismissing the Prime Minister, and called for respecting the Constitution, rights and liberties.

The state of affairs is “difficult”, said Tahri. The transition period exceeded the reasonable time which resulted in the disruption of the smooth functioning of the State’s machinery.

Tunisia is going through a transition period which, he said, requires setting priorities to address the economic and social collapse and the security situation and continue efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

Tunisia needs a government whose mission will extend over one year thus there is no need for a political programme.

Source: TAP News Agency