French President Nicolas Sarkozy today called for free elections in Tunisia "at the earliest, after the departure of the president, Zine el Abidine Ben Ali. "France calls for calm and an end to violence. Requests the organization of free elections in the shortest possible time," said Sarkozy in a statement after meeting with several members of his Government to study the situation in Tunisia.The French president also noted that he has ordered the "administrative block" of "suspicious financial transactions" relating to Tunisia, "in accordance with law." France "is available to the constitutional authorities (in Tunisia) to respond without delay to any request for funds Tunisians in France," he added.
The president acknowledged that "several weeks" the Tunisian people "express their will for democracy", a claim which said Sarkozy, France is to provide "specific support" based on the "bonds of friendship that unite both countries. The response also occurs after criticism that the media has launched against the policy of collusion in Paris with the regime of Ben Ali.
The media complain that French diplomats have ignored the attacks on human rights led by the ousted president because of trade relations between both countries. Until his fall yesterday, France was limited to ask Ben Ali to moderate the use of force in suppressing demonstrations and even managed to provide police support expert control public disorder.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, has called on the Tunisian authorities to build "genuine democracy" and offered the support of the government in Berlin for this purpose. "They are facing the possibility of a new beginning, for what is necessary to ensure fundamental rights such as freedom of press and assembly," said Merkel.
The chancellor also addressed a message to the parliament speaker and acting president of the newly proclaimed country Mebaza Feud, calling him a "reach out to protesters" to build a true democracy. Reactions in the Arab world The Arab world reactions have been more cautious. In an official statement, the Egyptian Government has stated that it is following with interest the precipitation of events in Tunis at the escalation of the protests.
"Egypt says it respects the will of the Tunisian brotherly people have much confidence in his wisdom and ability to control the situation and avoid falling into chaos Tunisia," says the note. For the Egyptian government, "the most important thing now is that all Tunisians cooperate to protect what they have earned through decades after independence and to try to make this not exposed to danger." For its part, the Arab League has issued a formal statement calling on the Tunisian political forces to maintain peace and move the country toward a solution to the crisis.
The organization urged "all political forces, representatives of Tunisian society and authorities to stick together and unite to sustain the achievements of the Tunisian people and realize national peace." Further requests to return calm and to achieve a "national consensus on how to get the country out of this crisis in a way that ensures respect for the will of the Tunisian people." Saudi Arabia has also expressed its support for the Tunisians to overcome this "difficult period" in a statement welcoming the arrival in the reign of deposed Tunisian President, Zine al Abidine ben Ali.
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