Tunisian Prime Minister Mohamed Ghanuchi, said this morning on French radio Europe 1 that "all parties will be allowed to participate" in the elections to be held within two months "equal", yes provided that "meet the rules required by electoral law." "As of today, there is a strict separation between state and party", has promised the prime minister, who remains in the position he held with the dictator, the Abidinde Zine Ben Ali, fled on Friday after three weeks of riots .However, this openness does not apply, for now, the Islamists. Rachid Ghanuchi fundamentalist leader, in exile in London, you can not back that "if there is a law of amnesty" to erase his life sentence imposed in 1992 and is now preparing the Executive of national unity. Among the first measures announced yesterday by the new transitional government promised Ghanuchi will release all political prisoners through an amnesty law, legalize all political parties upon request and investigate anyone suspected of corruption or have amassed a fortune under the old regime.
With or without the presence of Islamists Ghanuchi Rashid expressed his desire to return to Tunisia just know the flight of Ben Ali, Ganuchi is confident in being able to celebrate an election "free, transparent, controlled by an independent commission and international observers. " It is not known the weight of Islam in Tunisia, since the movements led by Ghanuchi as the Renaissance Party was outlawed 20 years ago.
In Tunisian jails, according to Human Rights Watch reported last year, 800 young people convicted of shared ideas with radical Islamic groups, but it is known, are not part of terrorist groups. 78 dead in riots in an attempt to defuse the protests of the Tunisians, who yesterday afternoon criticizing its composition in the streets hours before the official announcement today Ghanuchi Executive has defended national unity, in which six of the portfolios are in the hands of former regime members, three have gone to the opposition and the Culture, a filmmaker.
Ghanuchi has ensured that its members have chosen the "interest of the country." The three ministers outside the apparatus of the dictatorship are the leaders of only three opposition parties legal. Although few in number has disappointed the expectations of much of the population, is the first time in the history of Tunisia historic leaders of the opposition forces tolerated by the regime of Ben Ali enter the government.
Two of these parties are not even represented in parliament and the third has only two deputies. In an interview with Europe 1, Ghanuchi also promised that the courts take those responsible for the repression of recent days. At least 78 people have died in unrest in recent weeks of protests, according to latest official figures.
In this regard, Amnesty International has demanded that human rights are the "highest priority" in the new political process in Tunisia "after 23 years of attacks on freedom" and demanded that security forces are no longer a "instrument of repression."
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