Kais Saïed announces on Facebook, at midnight, the extension of the "exceptional measures" until further notice. One month, no government, no plan, no deadline, no parliament, no visibility, no address to the people, no dialogue. Expected but not reassuring #Tunisia
Hard to imagine a return to "normal". He's completely shunned all national players. A couple of videos posted, a few foreign delegations met, cryptic monologues about conspiracies against him and fighting corruption, a lot of religious references, deliberate dismissal of talks
Meanwhile, house arrest measures and travel restrictions continue to be applied without due process, in an arbitrary manner. Pressure keeps growing. Most media is cautious. Political actors are mostly quiet. As well as national organizations and CSOs.
The President is still very popular and supported by a large majority of survey respondents. Exaltation seems to be the right word to describe the mood of his supporters. And they show their support fiercely on social media.
How? Through positive posts about him and his actions. And aggressive commenting and harassment, sometimes, against any criticism. Media, parties, CSOs, institutions, international stakeholders are harshly and relentlessly attacked for any negative discourse.
Bottom line : fear is growing and dissident voices are being silenced.
In the total absence of leverage, internally and externally, the political regime change has been implemented. Until further notice.
In the total absence of leverage, internally and externally, the political regime change has been implemented. Until further notice.
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