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Tunisian expats join protests amid political drama
Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisia’s president for over 23 years, fled to Saudi Arabia on Friday
Parliament speaker Fouad Mebazaa leaves Tunisian National Assembly on January 15, 2011 after being declared by the country’s Constitutional Council as new interim president following the ousting of authoritarian ruler Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. All Tunisians ‘without exception’ will be able to take part in national politics, Mebazaa said after swearing in. (AFP/Getty Images)
Tunisian Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi (R) meets Tunisia’s opposition left-wing Ettajdid (Renewal) party leader Ahmed Brahim (L) to compose a government on January 15, 2011 in Tunis(AFP/Getty Images)
Tunisian Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi (R) meets the General Secretary of the opposition’s Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) Maya Jeridi (C) and Tunisian opposition leader and lawyer Ahmed Nejib Chebbi (L) to compose a government on January 15, 2011 in Tunis (AFP/Getty Images)
Tunisian Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi (R) greets Tunisian General Secretary of the Democratic Forum for Labour and Freedom party Mustapha Ben Jaafar (L) to compose a government on January 15, 2011 in Tunis (AFP/Getty Images)
Tunisia’s new acting president pledged an open political system on Saturday following the abrupt end of former strongman Zine El Abidine Ben Ali’s 23-year rule as the Arab state veered towards chaos. Soldiers and tanks were deployed around the capital Tunis after extensive looting of shops and homes and vandals set fire to the main railway station. (AFP/Getty Images)
Parliament speaker Fouad Mebazaa poses in his office at Tunisian National Assembly on January 15, 2011 after being declared by the country’s Constitutional Council as new interim president following the ousting of authoritarian ruler Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. All Tunisians ‘without exception’ will be able to take part in national politics, Mebazaa said after swearing in. (AFP/Getty Images)
Tunisian expatriates shout slogans while holding Tunisian flags as they demonstrate on January 15, 2011 in Paris, France. Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisia’s president for over 23 years, left for Saudi Arabia yesterday amidst growing civil unrest and violent protests, and the speaker of parliament, Fouad Mebazaa was sworn in as interim president. (Getty Images)
Tunisians from Montreal, protest in the downtown streets of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, January 15, 2011. More than a thousand people rally to the embassy of Tunisia in Montreal, through the streets in downtown Montreal in solidarity with protesters in Tunisia and to protest the violent riots in their home country. Canada expressed regret Saturday over the loss of life as a result of unrest in Tunisia but welcomed elections in the near future, its foreign minister said. Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon issued the statement after President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled the country in the face of mounting protests against his 23-year rule. (AFP/Getty Images)
Tunisians chant in downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada, January 15, 2011. More than a thousand people rally to the embassy of Tunisia in Montreal, through the streets in downtown Montreal in solidarity with protesters in Tunisia and to protest the violent riots in their home country. Canada expressed regret Saturday over the loss of life as a result of unrest in Tunisia but welcomed elections in the near future, its foreign minister said. Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon issued the statement after President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled the country in the face of mounting protests against his 23-year rule. (AFP/Getty Images)
A Tunisian expatriate shouts slogans while holding a placard reading ‘Free Tunisia’ as he demonstrates on January 15, 2011 in Paris, France. Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisia’s president for over 23 years, left for Saudi Arabia yesterday amidst growing civil unrest and violent protests, and the speaker of parliament, Fouad Mebazaa was sworn in as interim president. (Getty Images)
Tunisian expatriates shout slogans while holding Tunisian flags as they demonstrate on January 15, 2011 in Paris, France. Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisia’s president for over 23 years, left for Saudi Arabia yesterday amidst growing civil unrest and violent protests, and the speaker of parliament, Fouad Mebazaa was sworn in as interim president. (Getty Images)
Tunisian expatriates shout slogans while holding banners reading ‘Ben Ali & Co quisling’ and ‘ Long live the revolution of the people’ as they demonstrate on January 15, 2011 in Paris, France. Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisia’s president for over 23 years, left for Saudi Arabia yesterday amidst growing civil unrest and violent protests, and the speaker of parliament, Fouad Mebazaa was sworn in as interim president. (Getty Images)
Tunisian expatriots clash with police as they demonstrate in front of Saudi Arabia Embassy on January 15, 2011 in Paris, France. Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisia’s president for over than 23 years, left for Saudi Arabia yesterday amidst growing civil unrest and violent protests, and the speaker of parliament, Fouad Mebazza was sworn in as caretaker president. (Getty Images)
A woman shouts as she demonstrates near a Tunisian flag in front of the Tunisian Embassy in central Rome on January 15, 2011 after ousted Tunisian leader Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled the country with his family the day before. Western leaders called Saturday for democracy in Tunisia following the ousting of president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, while other Arab countries were warned their turn could be next. France, one of Ben Ali’s closest allies, said the Tunisian people had ‘expressed their democratic will,’ in a statement from President Nicolas Sarkozy’s office. (AFP/Getty Images)
French policemen stand in front o groups of Tunisians and supporters demonstrating on Nice streets on January 15, 2011 southern France, the day after ousted Tunisian leader Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled the country with his family. As Tunisia’s former colonial power, France has a large population of Tunisian origin and Tunisian immigrants. (AFP/Getty Images)
French anti-riot police stand front Tunisians and supporters demonstrating in Marseille, southern France, on January 15, 2011 after ousted Tunisian leader Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled the country with his family the day before. As Tunisia’s former colonial power, France has a large population of Tunisian origin and Tunisian immigrants. (AFP/Getty Images)
