The dictator was driven away, but the regime has not tipped
only four weeks it took the tragic Selbstanzündung Bouazizi of Mohammed to the dramatic flight of the dictator Ben Ali. The speed of events shows how fast seemingly stable conditions can get shaken.
Stefan Müller, Bremen
A few weeks ago it was unthinkable in the street, in cafés, talking and even in the family over politics. Too great was the fear of the long arm of President Ben Ali, with its more than 200,000 police officers choked all criticism of the regime in the bud and punished by imprisonment and torture. After the suicide of Uniabsolventen Bouazizis 17 December - which security forces had confiscated the goods of his vegetable stand - overcame the people of Sidi Bouzid, a small town in central Tunisia, their fear. Daily demonstrations attacked soon to nearby cities and finally to the whole country.
response, the regime - the regime loses
The reaction of the ruling was brutal. But with each death the rage grew, every funeral became a demonstration, and each shot at protesters, the elite delegitimized even more. Suddenly, the fear had changed sides, and was passed by the people on the rulers.
As Ben Ali announced, according to cede its 23 years of a presidency in 2014, to allow press freedom and power and to create 300,000 new jobs, there was no stopping. The masses knew that if she such concessions can force, it is much more to it. The protests subsided does not, in fact, only 24 hours later, on 14 January, sat down on the hated dictator to Saudi Arabia.
chaos after the overthrow of the government?
What followed was a transparent attempt to discredit the revolution. Former political police forces and secret service bodyguard Ben Ali's looted stores and fired indiscriminately at pedestrians from moving vehicles. The army, which had during the weeks not previously involved in the suppression of the protests (there were even scenes of fraternization of soldiers armed with protesters) could not keep the gangs in check. Finally provided security for the people of the concerned district itself. Without further ado, thousands of self-defense militias were formed, people armed with rods and sticks, set up makeshift barricades.
"government of national unity"
While the population lives, defended the old rulers were trying to defend their privileges. The staged transfer of power as "transitional government of national unity" consisted mainly of representatives of Ben Ali's RCD party, decorated with a few fig leaves out the parts of the "opposition", the adjusted even under Ben Ali were insufficient to political to be working. These forces were joined by the UGTT, 500,000 members of the main trade union umbrella organization. Although this is riddled with agents of the state, the pressure of the base was strong enough to move the lead to activities against the regime. The three-UGTT Minister of the transitional government had a day after her swearing again withdraw from their positions.
had previously tens of thousands in the whole of Tunisia called for the dissolution of the RCD, in several cities have been declared for a national strike, local general strikes. Interim President Fouad Mebazaâ came out from the RCD. As if the blood is not on his hands, but only at his book party . Stick
role of the West
Earlier, the "Socialist International", which the SPD is a member, excluded the RCD. The Tunisian state party had to be removed from power only to the social democrats of all countries have the knowledge to intervene with whom they sat together in the same boat!
France, which was 73 years of colonial rule in Tunisia, had even offered at the suppression of protests, first aid. For years, governments in France, Germany and the United States remained silent for the suppression in this Mediterranean country. Only now Chancellor Angela Merkel said it was "essential to respect human rights" (January 15). A few weeks ago, called the near-CDU Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, the regime still an "excellent partner." No wonder: Tunisia was under billionaire Ben Ali a major trading partner and a "model student" of neoliberal policies. More than 250 companies with German capital participation benefited by low wages, free trade zones and special agreements with the EU. Only French and Italian capital was still active in Tunisia. In one, all these countries agree: Tunisia must prevail in stability as quickly as possible, so there again properly can make money.
tasks of the revolution
is still the old Regime - with Ben Ali and his clan - continue in power. There are still officially 14 percent (among young people as much as 30 percent) without a job. Still, the economy is in the hands of a few investors, the majority from EU countries. Still, the oppressed masses in the Maghreb (in addition to Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Mauritania and Western Sahara), as well as to fight in the Arab world with the same problems. Date
The fight for freedom of expression, release of all political prisoners, trade union rights, well-paid jobs, wealth redistribution and transfer of companies into public ownership, only one of which, together to be the victims of poverty and repression are. This does not include the bourgeois opposition politicians and Islamist leaders who only want to take the helm himself.
The strongest force of the company are salaried employees. The formation of strike committees at all levels could be an effective strike movement created and the rule of the small, radical minority successfully attacked. For the purpose, to win the soldiers for the movement and soldiers' committees to launch. The neighborhood committees should be further developed to organize public life. Democratically elected representatives in factories, neighborhoods and the army would are connected regionally and nationally in order to create a government of the working and impoverished population. A revolutionary constituent assembly could provide a starting point to a socialist transformation of society. What is needed is a strong Marxist, a revolutionary socialist force, which occurs in Tunisia and abroad for such a program.
It bubbles - in the whole Arab world
"Young people in all Arab countries should take to the streets and just act like the Tunisians. It is time that we demand our rights! "So Kamal Mohsen, a 23-year-old Lebanese student, according to news agency Reuters.
was inspired by the events in Tunisia in a number of countries to revolt against the runaway food prices
- Algeria: In January raging mass protests. During the funeral of a shot by the police 18-year-old took part in a rally of thousands. At least five people were killed in five days of January. The government was small at first and took back the price increases for sugar and oil. Already in the spring of 2010 the country was rocked by a wave of strikes.
- Morocco: Again, unrest forced King Mohammed VI. on measures against rising prices.
- Jordan: More than 5000 demonstrators also achieved price reductions. Was carried banners reading: "Jordan must not only for the rich as"
- Egypt: With its 80 million people and a strong working-class Egypt is a key country in the region. The current labor disputes in the Nile Delta are just the latest example of the growing number of strikes. After the Tax Union recently established technical health workers, the second independent trade union.
"The Arab North Africa is characterized by regimes sklerotisieren more and more. Their leadership for decades in power. This applies, in addition to Ben Ali, also for President Bouteflika of Algeria and the now 82 year old Egyptian Mubarak "(FAZ, 13 January). At the same time, the majority of the population under 30 years - and mostly work and no prospects, and more often even in spite of university degree. As part of the international recession is worsening social crisis dramatically.
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