Government-aligned party chief accuses UGTT and opposition of seeking to destabilize the country ahead of Oct. 17 march

Badr Eddine Gharsellaoui, secretary general of the pro-Saied Al Massar party, accused UGTT leader Slaheddine Selmi and opposition groups on Wednesday of exploiting unemployed graduates' and young doctors' grievances 'under foreign influence' to destabilize the country, ahead of a national march nine organisations first called on September 29, since joined by opposition parties and a women's coalition, for Saturday under the slogan 'Tunisia first, the people above all else'. He called the graduates' and doctors' demands legitimate and urged the government to act on them, while defending President Saied's record since 25 July 2021. The march's own stated demands center on jobs, wages, purchasing power and public services.

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