National organizations are calling for a protest march in the capital on December 17

The coordinating framework for national organizations and associations announced the organization of a national civil peace march in the Tunisian capital on 17 December 2026. The call came as a protest against the themes and directions of the Finance Bill 2027 and the demand for the defence of economic, social, public and individual rights.

The statement from the Coordinating Framework confirmed that the Finance Bill 2027 represents a continuation of policies that have proven impotent and lack visibility and justice. Participants recorded their refusal to impose measures, popular classes and fragile groups at the cost of the economic crisis, warning that financial balance should not be achieved at the expense of social balance and citizens' lives.

The Assistant Secretary-General of the Tunisian General Union for Peaceful Employment, Salahuddin Salmi, on behalf of the Coordination Framework, held the authority responsible for deepening the economic and social crisis and its own decision-making and closing the doors of dialogue and consultation with national and civil forces. The framework called for Tunisians to fight the realities of the situation, review tax choices, improve wages and living conditions, save public institutions, social funds, support investment and operations.

The background of this decision was represented in the outputs of a national seminar organized by the Coordination Framework on 7 November 2026, dedicated to discussing the Finance Bill for 2027.