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Convictions and positions

Freedoms, trust, reform

Illustration: a wooden desk with an open notebook, fountain pen, newspaper and mint tea, by a window onto the medina.

Letters, statements and public remarks by Mondher Zenaidi, published in their original language, Arabic, with French and English translations.

  • Letter

    Clarification and solidarity — To everyone working at Nawaat

    On the press as a counter-power, a State bounded by law, owning political responsibility, and solidarity with journalists.

    Original text in Arabic

  • Letter

    Rescue First: a letter to the Destourians

    A 2024 letter on the Destourian idea as a vision of Tunisia: a “double rescue” of the country and of the Destourian family through openness, unity, work and reconciliation.

    Original text in Arabic

  • Letter

    Open letter to President Kais Saied

    Open letter to President Kais Saied published on 20 March 2024, Independence Day: a critique of absolute rule in a series of appeals, closing with a message to all who intended to stand in the 2024 presidential election.

    Original text in Arabic

  • Statement

    Statement to the public (23 February 2019)

    Clarification issued on 23 February 2019 after reports linking him to various parties: ongoing consultations with no agreement reached, and a commitment to speak to Tunisians directly.

    Original text in Arabic

  • Statement

    Which 25 July do we want?

    25 July, Republic Day and the anniversary of Mohamed Brahmi’s assassination: a reflection on the Tunisian paradox and a call to choose life, reconciliation and work.

    Original text in Arabic

  • Statement

    A government of “national duty”

    Op-ed published in Assabah in response to President Beji Caid Essebsi’s initiative: a national unity government built on missions and reforms, above partisan quota-sharing.

    Original text in Arabic

  • Letter

    The Nation First: a letter for 60 years of independence

    Open letter for the sixtieth anniversary of independence: a call for national reconciliation, sovereign decision-making, “national will” and the value of work, under the motto “The Nation First”.

    Original text in Arabic