Why are there protests against the elections?
Protesters say this election is biased. Most of the officials under whose supervision the election will be held will be close to the President. The leaders of the alliance are also opposing this election. people have been opposing the upcoming elections since September. people are on the streets against biased elections and constitutional changes.
What is the President of tunisia saying about the allegations of dictatorship?Kais Saied claims that some laws were necessary to save tunisia from a long-standing economic crisis. He has repeatedly reiterated that he will not become a dictator. The National Salvation Front has said that people should boycott the elections.
Why are people supporting Kais Saied?The country in which 'Arab Spring' started around the year 2011, that country is standing on the verge of destruction. tunisia was the first Arab country where the concept of democracy came to the fore. Many countries demanded that dictatorship should end and democracy should be restored. tunisia also saw such a day but an eclipse took place.Some people are also in his support, who feel that Kais Saied has played an important role in ending political elitism. About 11 years ago in tunisia, President Zine El-Abidine Ben ali had to flee the country. The public was fed up with this dictator who remained in power continuously from 1987 to 2011.Tunisia, which had progressed on the path of democracy, had explored new possibilities in Kais Saied. Kais Saied was a candidate in the 2019 presidential election. Saied had made more than one election promise, on which the public had gone berserk. Everything changed when he won the election. He dismissed the parliament itself in 2021. As soon as he grabbed power in the country, he changed the constitutional structure itself. Once again this country is on the verge of destruction due to dictatorial policies.