Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed denied over the weekend claims that he was seeking to stage a coup against President Beji Caid Essebsi.
He told a parliament session: “Governments that are formed through the legislative authority do not pursue revolts.”
He noted that Tunisia weathered several political crisis that could have taken it towards an unknown fate, adding that they were resolved through respecting the constitution and democratic mechanisms.
Earlier, new Secretary General of the Nidaa Tounes party Salim al-Riyahi had filed a complaint before the military court against the prime minister, his aides and a number of politicians for plotting a revolt.
