[Djibsomali]

Tunisia's president has said he will not seek a new term in office in 2014, following widespread protests which have left at least 23 people dead.

Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali also said he was also ordering police to stop using live fire against protesters.

Mr Ben Ali, who has ruled the country since 1987, was speaking hours after police fired live shots at protesters in the capital, killing one man.

Human rights groups say more than 60 people have died in weeks of unrest.

Speaking in a nationally-televised address, Mr Ben Ali, 74, said there was "no presidency for life" in Tunisia, and that he would not attempt to remove the upper age limit for presidential candidates from the constitution.

Sceptical nation
He also promised to take action to tackle the key concerns of the protesters, including food prices which have gone up fourfold in recent weeks.

But the BBC's Adam Mynott in Tunisia says Mr Ben Ali, who earlier this week blamed the unrest on "terrorists", has a very sceptical nation to convince.

As his message was being broadcast, troops in the capital were still shooting live bullets.

The fact that violent protests have erupted in towns all over the country shows how widespread the feeling of resentment towards the government is, says our correspondent, and it remains to be seen what response his comments will have.

Mr Ben Ali is only Tunisia's second president since the country gained independence from France in 1956.

He came to power in 1987 and was last re-elected to a five-year term in 2009 with 89.62% of the vote.

http://www.bbc.co.uk...africa-12187084

[PuntlandGeezer]

BREAKING NEWS: Tunisian president says he will give people more freedom and will not be president candidate anymore

[Smooth-like-silk]

Il essaye de sauver ses fesses et son entourage, the crowd should contiue and get his a$$ et le traduire en justice. Rien ne garanti les promesses qu'il fait en ce moment. Il pourrait se rétracter et pourchasser ses opposants maintenant qu'ils sont a découvert.

[Smooth-like-silk]

Eh ben, Beny s'est sauve a l'anglaise. Le plus drole dans tout ca, la France ne pourra l'accueillir comme refugie qu'en accord avec les constitutional Tunisian authorities Quelle ironie !!!!

[Fluid]

The frogs will say:

Vive la France!

I swear this is the funniest political move I heard (but there is many more that has done worst but this one tops the coward in a diaper move).

[dar al fitna]

Citation

Paris refuse l'accès au sol français au président tunisien Ben Ali

Mon lien

[thorgal]

Fluid, le 14 janvier 2011 - 09:49 , dit :

The frogs will say:

Vive la France!

I swear this is the funniest political move I heard (but there is many more that has done worst but this one tops the coward in a diaper move).

It's a repetition for IOG !!

Ce message a été modifié par thorgal - 15 janvier 2011 - 01:33 .

[Fluid]

thorgal, le 14 January 2011 - 05:31 PM, dit :

It's a repetition for IOG !!

It is my friend .... I hope he understood the message... If he understood the news in Somali, French, Arabic and maybe in amharic (last resort)