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| Dinosaurs of the Tunisian regime fight for succession | |
| 2011-01-16 | |
Three presidents for a single republic in 24 hours; this is the result of the chaos experienced by Tunisia since the flight of its former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to Soddy Arabia.
After a month of popular discontent over the entire territory of Tunisia, Ben Ali, who took firmly in his hands the reins of the country has become a runaway looking for in place to hide. His prime minister, Ghanouchi, appeared on television the same the evening, to tell the Tunisians, he assures the interim, at the request of Zinochet, as he claimed. The Constitutional Council proclaims "permanent vacancy of power" and appoints the President of Parliament Fouad Mebazaa acting president, under Article 57 which provides for presidential and parliamentary elections within 60 days. The latter said after his swearing that "all Tunisians without exception and without exclusion" will be involved in the political process. He announced that Mohammed Ghannouchi is always charged with forming a new government, adding that "the supreme interests require a government of national unity." This new turn of events, based on Article 57 of the Constitution, intervened at the request of Mohammed Ghannouchi, Prime Minister outgoing appointed on Friday interim president after the flight of Ben Ali, who will stayed only twenty- four hours for this position. Article 57 sets out in detail the transition at the head of state. It provides for presidential and parliamentary elections within 60 days. The appointment Friday of Ghannouchi under Article 56 left the door open for a return to power of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and was immediately challenged by lawyers and opposition party. On the ground, Tunis discovered the extent of damage caused by a night of looting in the city and suburbs, often attributed by several witnesses to supporters of deposed president. Army helicopters flew over the capital and police cordoned off the center of the city to prevent any gatherings after looting. In this chaos and disorder, the only winner seems to be the President Ben Ali on the run and Westerners who supported him like La Belle France. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Thank you, Skunky Glin****. That was kind of you. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2011-01-16 22:15 |
| #1 "[Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence] Cannon’s office said they had 'no information' Ben Ali planned to come to Canada. "Speculation the former dictator could be headed to Canada mounted after media reports his daughter, a very pregnant Nesrine Ben Ali, was spotted arriving in the country Tuesday. "Citizenship and Immigration Canada said they could not say whether the former Tunisian president had applied for a visa. "Ben Ali’s daughter and son-in-law own a posh property in the upper-class neighbourhood of Westmount in Montreal." You're welcome |
| Posted by: Skunky Glin**** 2011-01-16 18:05 |