Tunisia: "everyone is promising everything"
Oussama, of Ligue de la Gauche Ouvrière (LGO, Workers’ Left League) in Tunisia, spoke to Ed Maltby. At its first meeting, the Haute Instance — the body overseeing Tunisia’s first open election — decided to put back the provisional date of 24 July. This was for a purely technical and logistical reason. The new [provisional] date is 16 October. The League were for moving back the date. There are other parties still in favour of 24 July, like Ennahda [Islamist party], and the Progressive Democratic Party, who are still contesting the decision. These parties are ready for the elections. They have...