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Talks underway for new Tunisia govt
Politicians said to be meeting to negotiate the creation of a committe of "wise
men" to replace current government.
Last Modified: 24 Jan 2011 17:36 GMT
Demonstrations continue in Tunis as protesters demand 'national unity'
government step down [AFP]
Tunisian politicians are reportedly negotiating the creation of a committee of
"wise men" to replace
the interim government and "protect the revolution".
Sources have told the Reuters news agency on Monday that the committee could
include respected opposition politician Ahmed Mestiri.
The comments echo that of the country's army chief, Rachid Ammar, who also
vowed to "defend the revolution" that ousted former president Zine El Abedine
Ben Ali, but warned of a "power vacuum" that may result if a solution to the
subsequent political crisis is not found.
He made the comments on Monday after clashes broke out in Tunis between stone
throwing protesters and the police outside the prime minister's office, aimed
at pressuring the interim 'national unity' government to step down.
"Our revolution, your revolution, the revolution of the young, risks being lost
... There are forces that are calling for a void, a power vacuum. The void
brings terror, which brings dictatorship," Ammar said.
He also appealed to protesters to clear the ministerial quarter where they were
assembled "to let this government work, this government or another one."
Ammar is hugely popular in Tunisia as the opposition says he was sacked by Ben
Ali in the final days of the government for refusing to shoot on protesters.
He was then apparently reinstated by the new transitional government.
During the demonstrations, protesters threw stones and smashed a police vehicle
during the clash. The Reuters news agency also reported that several windows of
the finance ministry building had been broken.
Before the skirmish, protesters said the situation outside the buildings was
"very, very tense as they spent the night outside... They were told by security
forces to leave the area, and tension mounted for some time", Al Jazeera's
Hashem Ahelbarra reported from the site of the protest on Monday morning.
The protesters said they would "continue [their] sit-in for as long as it
takes, until [they] topple the government", Ahelbarra said.
Areas sealed off
Security forces have sealed off the entrances into the area immediately
surrounding the prime minister's and interim president's offices, on concerns
over the build-up of protesters.
In so doing, they divided the protesters into a group of several hundred who
were within the PM's office compound, and a larger number of demonstrators who
were outside.
Follow Al Jazeera's coverage of the
turmoil in Tunisia
Monday also marks the end of a period of national mourning that was called by
the unity government to remember those who have died in the protests so far.
The country is not likely to return to business as the General Union of
Tunisian Workers (generally known by its French acronym, UGTT) has called an
indefinite strike. The UGTT has refused to recognise the current government,
and has demanded the ouster of all former ruling party officials from the
governance structure.
"We support the demands of the people. The UGTT will never abandon the people
in their struggle to demolish the old regime," Nabil Haouachi, a representative
of the teachers' union within the UGTT, told the AFP news agency.
The teachers are demanding that RCD head-teachers and senior management leave
their posts.
'Liberation caravan'
Earlier, Tunisian protesters travelled hundreds of kilometres in what they call
a "Liberation caravan" to join demonstrators in the country's capital.
The protesters entered Tunis on Sunday, tearing through the barbed wire
surrounding the office of Mohamed Ghannouchi, the interim prime minister, and
demanding an end to his government.
The march began on Saturday night from Menzel Bouzaiane, a small town in the
same province as Sidi Bouzid - the site of the self-immolation suicide attempt
that set off a month of protests and ultimately ousted former president Zine El
Abidine Ben Ali.
The crowd walked on foot for about 50km before boarding buses to Tunis, where
they arrived on Sunday and began assembling in front of the interior ministry -
the site of many previous anti-government demonstrations.
Meanwhile, the country's state news agency reported on Sunday that allies of
Ben Ali - Abdelaziz bin Dhia, Ben Ali's spokesman and chief adviser, and
Abdallah Qallal, a former interior minister and head of Tunisia's appointed
upper parliamentary house - had been placed under house arrest.
State media also reported that Abdelwahhab Abdalla, Ben Ali's political adviser
and media czar, had been placed under house arrest.
Larbi Nasra, the owner of Hannibal TV and another Ben Ali supporter, and his
son, have been arrested on suspicion of "treason" for working on Ben Ali's
return from Saudi Arabia (where the deposed president is currently in exile).
'Spontaneous protests'
Nasra, the agency reports, is related to Ben Ali's wife, Leila, and while the
channel was taken off the air for about two hours, no official reason was given
for why its transmission was interrupted other than to say that it was an error.
Al Jazeera's Ahelbarra said that the protests were "spontaneous" and
"unorganised", adding that those who were demonstrating on Monday morning were
"saying they were the backbone of the revolution and that they do not belong to
any political party".
The interim authorities have not specified when elections would be held, though
the constitution requires a presidential vote within 60 days.
Meanwhile, Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, said on Monday that his
country had previously "underestimated" the anger of the Tunisian people
against Ben Ali.
Speaking to reporters in Paris, Sarkozy acknowledged that France had been slow
to speak out against Ben Ali, but added that he had to be very careful not to
be seen as interfering in the sovereignity of the former French colony.
Sarkozy also announced that his country would offer emergency aid to Tunisia
during this transition period.
"I have asked [prime minister] Francois Fillon to prepare measures that will be
presented to Tunisia to help the transitional government, especially on the
economic front," he said.
Earlier on Monday, the US State department said that Hillary Clinton, the US
secretary of state, had called prime minister Ghannouchi, saying that the US
was encouraged by the indications that the interim government is trying to be
inclusive.
Source:
Al Jazeera and agencies
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