Tunisia: Current Situation
3 April 2015
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Title: Tunisia: Current Situation. Even if approximate as a political barometer, the Sigma Conseil poll of April 2015 reveals a weariness with the political class. Tunisian citizens criticize government management: 50% of Ennahdha supporters and 46% of Nidaa Tounes supporters think so. However, the problem does not reflect a simple disillusionment, given the lack of addressing social expectations. It is the security issue that concerns them. It is considered by 50.2% of Tunisians as one of the top priorities on which the government must focus. Next come, the establishment of security (16.2%), the improvement of living conditions and the end of high prices (8.7%), employment and solutions to unemployment (8.1%). The President of the Republic, however, continues to embody hope. The mention of a sudden popularity of Mehdi Jomâa, Habib Essid, Abdelfattah Mourou and Mohamed Ennaceur reflects a circumstantial state of mind, given their non-existence on the political scene as a possible alternative. The decryption of political opinion highlights the leadership of Béji Caïd Essebsi to ensure stability and security.
Taking this claim into account, the Secretary General of the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT), Houcine Abassi, called on Monday, March 30, 2015, for a national congress to declare war on terrorism. The UGTT "is currently working on developing a vision for combating terrorism in Tunisia and will invite the quartet sponsoring the National Dialogue to meet to discuss this vision". This solemn commitment takes into account Tunisian unity against terrorism, confirmed by the popular march. Houcine Abassi emphasized the importance of the role of imams and religious leaders in combating obscurantism and in disseminating enlightened religious thought and explaining the true values of Islam. Once again, the UGTT is playing its role as the savior of the country. Let us salute this mobilization.
Joining the campaign for the ban on the niqab, which has allowed clandestine movements, the Minister of Religious Affairs, Othman Battikh, declared on March 31 that the full veil (niqab) has nothing to do with Islam. "It has nothing to do with our religion. The niqab was an accessory previously worn by women in traditional Islamic societies." "Islam requires women and men to dress properly, without imposing a specific outfit." The declaration of the former Mufti is obviously part of the Zeytounian modernist reading, which condemns excesses.
Significantly, Tunisia does not lose sight of social expectations: Receiving a French delegation composed of thirty personalities from the cultural, political and media fields on March 31, 2015, at the Carthage Palace, the President of the Republic declared: "Today, our biggest problem is giving jobs to people with higher education degrees. We have 620,000 unemployed people, including 250,000 with higher education [...] These are the challenges of the future." The fight against terrorism does not exempt the two branches of the executive from dealing with daily life: purchasing power, precariousness and unemployment.
The current issue, the teachers' strike, worries parents: the Sigma poll reveals that 85% of Tunisians disagree with the teachers' strike (69.7% totally disagree and 15.3% disagree). While exercising their legitimate right, the teachers' union must take into account the reaction of parents, concerned about their children's exams. The social weight of the school issue is a challenge for us all.
Khalifa Chater.
Leconomistemaghrebin.com
Published on April 2, 2015.
Posted online on April 3, 2015.
Taking this claim into account, the Secretary General of the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT), Houcine Abassi, called on Monday, March 30, 2015, for a national congress to declare war on terrorism. The UGTT "is currently working on developing a vision for combating terrorism in Tunisia and will invite the quartet sponsoring the National Dialogue to meet to discuss this vision". This solemn commitment takes into account Tunisian unity against terrorism, confirmed by the popular march. Houcine Abassi emphasized the importance of the role of imams and religious leaders in combating obscurantism and in disseminating enlightened religious thought and explaining the true values of Islam. Once again, the UGTT is playing its role as the savior of the country. Let us salute this mobilization.
Joining the campaign for the ban on the niqab, which has allowed clandestine movements, the Minister of Religious Affairs, Othman Battikh, declared on March 31 that the full veil (niqab) has nothing to do with Islam. "It has nothing to do with our religion. The niqab was an accessory previously worn by women in traditional Islamic societies." "Islam requires women and men to dress properly, without imposing a specific outfit." The declaration of the former Mufti is obviously part of the Zeytounian modernist reading, which condemns excesses.
Significantly, Tunisia does not lose sight of social expectations: Receiving a French delegation composed of thirty personalities from the cultural, political and media fields on March 31, 2015, at the Carthage Palace, the President of the Republic declared: "Today, our biggest problem is giving jobs to people with higher education degrees. We have 620,000 unemployed people, including 250,000 with higher education [...] These are the challenges of the future." The fight against terrorism does not exempt the two branches of the executive from dealing with daily life: purchasing power, precariousness and unemployment.
The current issue, the teachers' strike, worries parents: the Sigma poll reveals that 85% of Tunisians disagree with the teachers' strike (69.7% totally disagree and 15.3% disagree). While exercising their legitimate right, the teachers' union must take into account the reaction of parents, concerned about their children's exams. The social weight of the school issue is a challenge for us all.
Khalifa Chater.
Leconomistemaghrebin.com
Published on April 2, 2015.
Posted online on April 3, 2015.
