Politics

Tunisia-Rached Ghannouchi: last decade was not “black”

Rached Ghannouchi, leader of the Tunisian Islamist Ennahda party, checks his ballot behind a booth at a polling station in Ben Arous near the capital Tunis on May 6, 2018, as the country votes in the first free municipal elections since the 2011 revolution. - Tunisians head to the polls on May 6 in what is seen as another milestone on the road to democracy in the birthplace of the Arab Spring, despite muted interest in the poll as struggles with corruption and poverty continue. Though parliamentary and presidential votes have taken place since the fall of dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, municipal polls have been delayed four times due to logistic, administrative and political deadlocks. (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP)

Ennahdha leader Rached Ghannouchi confirmed in a media statement that the last decade was not “black”. He revealed that the adversaries of democracy demonized Ennahdha Movement considering that his party was not solely accountable for the deterioration of the situation in the country.

“It was former President of the Republic, Beji Caid Essebssi who ruled for half of the last decade thanks to the power that Nidaa Tounes had over Parliament and the government,” he added. He said that over the past decade, Tunisians have enjoyed unprecedented freedom.