Tunisian President Qais Saeed decided to freeze Parliament and lift the immunity of all deputies, and to dismiss Prime Minister Hisham Al -Mishishi from his post after violent popular protests, which took place in several Tunisian cities on Sunday.
Saeed announced that he would take over the presidency of the executive, with the help of a new prime minister who helps him.
Saeed's decisions came after his meeting with military and security leaders at the Carthage Palace.
In a reaction to Saeed's decisions, Rashid Ghannouchi, Speaker of Parliament, accused President Saeed of implementing a "coup against the revolution and the constitution".
"We consider that the institutions are still in place, and the supporters of the Renaissance and the Tunisian people will defend the revolution," said Ghannouchi - who heads the moderate Islamic Renaissance movement that dominates parliament..
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Thousands of Tunisians demonstrated in several cities, on Sunday, in protest against the ruling Renaissance Party, criticizing what they described as government failures, amid great proliferation of the Corona virus..
In the capital, Tunis, hundreds of demonstrators gathered in front of Parliament and chanted slogans against Al -Nahda Party and Prime Minister Hisham Al -Mishishi.
The demonstrators chanted, "The people want to dissolve parliament.".
A number of demonstrators were arrested and a journalist was injured, when the demonstrators threw stones and the police fired tear gas canisters, according to Agence France -Presse correspondent..
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Saeed said in a statement carried by the government media: "Many people were deceived by hypocrisy, treachery and robbing people's rights," in reference to the Renaissance Party..
President Saeed pledged to respond to more violence by military force.
He added: "I warn everyone who thinks about resorting to arms...And whoever shoots a bullet, the armed forces will respond to him with bullets..
President Saeed said in his statement that "his actions are in line with the constitution.".The constitution allows it to suspend the work of Parliament if there is an "imminent danger".
He added: "We made these decisions...Until the social peace returns to Tunisia and even save the state..
Saeed engaged in political differences with Prime Minister Hisham Al -Mishishi for more than a year, in Baladiani from an economic crisis and a severe financial crisis looming on the horizon, and a failed performance in the face of the Corona epidemic.
Saeed and Parliament were elected separately in a popular vote in 2019, while Al -Mishishi took over the prime minister last summer when his government replaced another government that did not last long..
Late Sunday evening, Tunisians flowed into the streets to celebrate the president's decisions.
The Tunisian president joined a crowd of people in the street in central Tunis, early Monday morning, to share the celebration, as shown on government television shots..
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The security forces closed the parliament and the streets surrounding Habib Bourguiba Street, which was the center of anti -government protests during the 2011 Tunis Revolution..
Reuters news agency reported that the Tunisian army prevented the Speaker of Parliament, Rashid Ghannouchi, from entering the parliament building early Monday morning, quoting an eyewitness.
The location of Al -Mishhay is not known in the meantime, but media reports talked about the interruption of his contact..
On Sunday, several Tunisian cities witnessed demonstrations to demand the government to step down and dissolve parliament.
These demonstrations witnessed clashes between the police and the protesters, as the police fired tear gas and arrested several people.
The demonstrators stormed the offices of the ruling Al -Nahda Party and destroyed computers, and set fire to its local headquarters in the city of Tozeur, southwest of the country..The party condemned the attack and blamed "criminal gangs" trying to "sow the seeds of chaos and destruction".
Tunisia has witnessed a sharp rise in the rate of injuries to Corona in recent weeks, which has increased pressure on the faltering economy.Prime Minister Hisham Al -Mashishi, Minister of Health, dismissed last week, but this was not enough to calm the street anger.
The distribution of vaccines in a chaotic way during the Eid al -Adha holiday led to an increase in people's dissatisfaction with the government, which is fighting a political struggle with President Qais Saeed.
