Tunisia's Functional Left and Citizen Referent
The article discusses the political and social situation in Tunisia, focusing on the role of the Tunisian left after the revolution. It explains that the left, whether Marxist or nationalist, suffers from a weak popular base and remains tied to systems of internal and external colonization, making it unable to serve as a reference point for citizens or to position itself as an arbiter among political actors. It also indicates that the left often opposes the will of the people and stands against democratic changes, sometimes unconsciously being used by the ruling system to abort democratic experiments, especially through its support for policies aimed at correcting the course in accordance with the interests of that system. The article highlights the conflicting duality between the left and the authorities—be they Islamist or other forces—and how this dynamic has influenced the left’s neutrality or bias, which in turn increases the risk of it inciting a coup against election results or closing the democratic gap. Additionally, it clarifies that leftist ideologies do not align with the genuine democratic concept and that their discourse often involves intellectual and militant arrogance, preventing them from being an active part of the national democratic project in Tunisia.
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