A Certainty: Tunisians' Right to Express Anger is Absolute
Thanks to the new bonds of trust and communion between President Kaïs Saïed and the Tunisian people, the people of Gabès have finally been able to express their frustrations and discontent, which have been building up for nearly six decades. And they have listened to the President's message to return to work and production, confident and convinced that their region will breathe again.
A New Era of Trust and Communion
Between President Kaïs Saïed and the Tunisian people, there exists, despite the attempts of some to spread lies and venom, a communion and synchronization in both word and action, unprecedented in the country's history. The recent events in Gabès have shown that the contract of trust and future sealed between the President and the Tunisians is only growing stronger and gaining in quality, fundamental factors that mark the originality of the approach to managing the country's affairs, advocated and implemented daily in both Carthage and La Kasbah.
The President's Message
The President stated clearly on Tuesday, October 21, while receiving the Head of Government, Ms. Sarra Zaâfrani Zenzri: "The people of Gabès, that is, the inhabitants of the entire region, have the right to publicly express their anger and say, loud and clear, enough to the 'hogra', negligence, and irresponsibility of those who have been leading the region for over half a century and who fully assume the legal responsibility for having stifled generations and generations, whose heirs of the revolution and the dark decade continue the work and only spread the most blatant lies and promises that even those who express them no longer believe in."
A Language of Responsibility
In front of the Head of Government, the President delivered a speech that only great statesmen are accustomed to proposing and spoke a language that Tunisians are not used to hearing. The language of responsibility, unfortunately not assumed by regional and national officials who have decided not to access the militant culture that Tunisia needs urgently to move forward.
A Tribute to the People of Gabès
He also used a language that exonerates the people of Gabès, recognizes their absolute right to show their legitimate anger, and pays a well-deserved tribute to their patriotism, civic sense, and ability to demonstrate in an atmosphere of security, respect for the legislation in force, and scrupulous safeguarding of the security of citizens and public and private property.
A Slap in the Face to Those Who Instrumentalized the Event
Thus, administering a resounding slap to those who instrumentalized the event to announce that "Gabès is burning" and to call on the government to resign. And to remind those who have a short memory or rather who have never had a memory that at the time of Youssef Chahed, the people of Gabès were certain that they would breathe again, provided that he installed himself in the Carthage Palace in 2019, which the Tunisians did not validate.
Justice Will Be Served
The President repeated once again: "Those who have stifled the people of Gabès and condemned their children and elderly to suffocate will not escape justice and will not benefit from the principle of prescription of crimes or the principle of res judicata." Simply because Tunisia has a debt to honor towards Gabès, its martyrs of the national liberation struggle, the men and women who triggered the revolution of freedom and dignity, and the militants who supported and made the salvatory process of July 25 triumph.
The People of Gabès Will Support the National Program
The people of Gabès, renowned for their maturity, moderation, and visceral attachment to freedom in its sense of responsibility and participation, have surely grasped the President's message. And they will once again show their high sense of patriotism to fully support the national program aimed at giving them the right to breathe, work, and move forward.
