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Tunisians Prepare for a Phase of “Construction and Development” Amid Calls for Political Calm


Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed is entering his second presidential term under the slogan of “construction and development.”

During his first term, Saïed, who was re-elected in the presidential election held on October 6, fought several battles against corruption, terrorism by the Muslim Brotherhood, conspirators against state security, and economic monopolists, which led Tunisians to choose him to continue what he had started in his political project.

The date for President Kaïs Saïed‘s swearing-in ceremony before the Tunisian Parliament, marking the beginning of his second term, has not yet been set.

Observers believe that President Kaïs Saïed is working to achieve political calm with all opposition factions, except for the Muslim Brotherhood, to focus on implementing his electoral program, completing remaining projects, and quickly responding to voters’ demands.

Nofal Saïed, campaign director for President Kaïs Saïed and also his brother, called for comprehensive political calm following the election results and the need to end political bickering, as he described it.

Tunisian activist and political analyst Nabil Ghouari stated that the country must return to calm, urging political factions to realize that they hold no real weight on the streets, referring to the Muslim Brotherhood.

In a statement, Ghouari added that “a distinction must be made between national opposition and opposition linked to foreign agendas, like the Muslim Brotherhood, which seeks to inflame the situation in the country in order to regain power.”

He emphasized the importance of continuing to hold accountable those who conspired with foreign entities against their country’s security, such as the Muslim Brotherhood‘s Ennahdha Movement, currently being prosecuted for various crimes, including political assassinations, sending terrorists to conflict zones, financial corruption, and the killing of soldiers.

He noted that all of Kaïs Saïed’s speeches after his election victory carried a softer tone, though the political content remained unchanged, focusing on the need to complete the national liberation struggle—liberation from the grip of the Muslim Brotherhood and purging the country of the corruption that spread over the past ten years (the period of the Brotherhood’s rule).

Date of the Swearing-In Ceremony:

Regarding the date of the swearing-in session, during which Kaïs Saïed is expected to address the public, Tunisian MP Abdelrazak Ouidat said that “the arrangements for the session where the president will take the constitutional oath are ready, awaiting the date to be set.”

He added that the date should be set within 15 days following the announcement of the final results, meaning the session will take place by next week.

He clarified that the swearing-in ceremony will be held at the Parliament’s headquarters, presided over by its Speaker Ibrahim Bouderbala, and attended by deputies from the National Council of Regions and Districts (the second parliamentary chamber), where the elected president Kaïs Saïed will take the constitutional oath and deliver a speech.

The Independent High Authority for Elections announced the final results of the presidential election, with President Kaïs Saïed winning a second five-year term, securing 90.69% of the vote. The head of the “People’s Movement,” Zouhair Maghzaoui, received the lowest percentage among the candidates, with 1.9%, while the head of the “Determined Movement,” Al-Ayachi Zammel, who is currently imprisoned for electoral cases, garnered 7.35% of the vote.

The Electoral Commission did not receive any appeals within the legal deadlines, meaning the preliminary election results, with a participation rate of 28.8%, were accepted.

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