Tunis: The Alliance of the Homeland (Arabic: Tahalof Ansar al Watan) on Sunday held a national meeting in Tunis with the participation of its leaders and regional structures to discuss the establishment of rules of procedure for this party, which is ‘different from the old closed party structures,’ said its spokesman Souhail Nemri.
The alliance is not new, he pointed out, adding that it brings together a number of civic movements that are active on the national scene and had taken part in previous elections. The party is endeavouring to put into practice the shared will to unify its ranks and form a new party structure that is different from the old political parties, he explained.
The alliance had called for the revision of the law on parties in order to open the way for new political thinking in the country and to create a synergy for the launch of social movements combining civic commitment and political involvement, he underlined, arguing that the old political parties had lost their credibility, no lon
ger possess the tools for success and no longer have the capacity to fulfil their missions as intermediary bodies.
Nemri emphasised the need to create a civic movement that participates in debates and proposals with state structures, present constructive projects and organise itself better.
He recalled that the Alliance is not in conflict with any political party and is not the spokesperson for any state structure.
Referring to the forthcoming presidential election, he said that his party supports the July 25 process and is working to consolidate it.
‘As soon as the President of the Republic officially announces his candidacy, the Alliance for the Homeland will support him, because we consider that no-one else is capable of continuing the process,’ he affirmed.
The Alliance welcomed in a press release on Sunday, the measures taken by the President of the Republic to combat corruption and clean up the administration, expressing its support for the Head of State as the sole guarantor of the completion of t
he process of rectifying the new Republic.
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse