Democratic Concerns in Tunisia

by name voted on 21.10.2021

Summary

The European Parliament expresses deep concern regarding the concentration of power by President Kais Saied in Tunisia and calls for a return to democratic processes and the rule of law.

9 21.10.2021

Other

justice

government

human rights

social policy

public administration

international relations

Key points

The European Parliament expresses deep concern over the concentration of power in the hands of President Kais Saied.
The suspension of the Tunisian Parliament has been in place since late August 2021.
A recent presidential decree has been identified as undermining the Constitution by placing presidential decisions above judicial review.
There is an urgent call to establish a Constitutional Court to prevent the misuse of emergency powers.

Vote

PPE

S&D

Renew

Verts/ALE

ID

ECR

The Left

NI

Total

Speeches

2 Speeches in total

Pro

Contra

Dita CHARANZOVÁ

Dita CHARANZOVÁ

Renew

0:46 min

12. Second voting session

Othmar KARAS

PPE

0:40 min

5. First voting session

Documents (PDFs)

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