Once the various stages of the local elections have been completed, the process of re-establishing the institutions will be finalised, President of the Republic Kais Saïed assured the media, including the Higher Council of Education and the Constitutional Court, along with the drafting of the legal text governing relations between the Assembly of People’s Representatives (ARP) and the National Council of Regions and Districts.
We are now in a race against time to shorten the deadlines,” he told the media on Sunday, shortly after casting his vote at one of the polling stations in el Mnihla, in the governorate of Ariana.
While reaffirming his commitment to setting up the various institutions provided for in the Constitution, the Head of State pointed out that what matters most in an institutional process is not the content of the texts or the name of an institution, but rather its vocation to achieve the aims and objectives set for it.
The texts drawn up in the past during the various stages have not achiev
ed the set goals, he regretted.
The same applies to the institutions that had been established but which have failed to play the role devolved to them, asserting willingness to ensure that the legal texts are implemented in practice.
“There is no need to remind you that the challenges are numerous and daunting, and we have only one choice, which is to take up the challenges with will and determination,” the Head of State said, adding that Tunisia is today on the right path laid out by the Tunisian people, who aspire to freedom, dignity and employment.
President Saïed asserted that the Tunisian people are deeply aware of the stakes and challenges of this “historic” stage and of the need to take them up as part of collective action and in compliance with the law, calling for the country to be purged so that justice and prosperity reign in the various regions.
We are determined,” he stated, “to build Tunisia with our own skills and resources, and to opt for solutions based on the people’s convictions,” voici
ng his confidence in succeeding in writing a new history for Tunisia.
Kais Saïed further called on all fringes of the Tunisian people to work and toil, and to ensure that the rights of all workers are respected, denouncing in this regard “a working environment” that falls short of the people’s aspirations for dignity and prosperity.
“The Tunisian people will rely on their own resources and will succeed in finding their own solutions, far from any form of submission to any party,” he insisted.
He affirmed that hard work and a sincere sense of belonging to the homeland are factors that will help silence the “vociferous voices” that are determined to spread feelings of frustration and despair, and help achieve the demands and aspirations of Tunisians that have been diverted since January 2011, adding that the second parliamentary chamber to be elected today should lead to full integration between all the country’s parties and sectors.
The Head of State seized the opportunity to raise the Palestinian cause, r
ecalling in this connection the position of principle so strongly defended by Tunisia, according to which the rights of the Palestinians are non-negotiable and imprescriptible.
He emphasised that the solution is for Palestine, the whole of Palestine, to be restored to the Palestinian people so that they can establish their independent State on their land, with the holy city of Al-Quds as its capital.
The Head of State indicated that the protests staged on the Habib Bourguiba avenue and in the various regions of the country will continue unabated and will also be made secure, reaffirming the right of Tunisians to express themselves freely and fully against the Zionist barbarity committed against their Palestinian brothers.
Responding to Israeli atrocities, the people’s position has proved to be more proactive than that of governments, he said, adding that humanity as a whole is currently undergoing a decisive turning point in its history, and that as the years go by, the situation will certainly change.
Sou
rce: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse