The lawyer and president of a microscopic party, the UPC, Zoubida Assoul, has once again made an appearance on the political scene.
After seeing her offer of service rejected by the current regime, as she proposed herself as a hare in the September 7th election, she has now appeared as a participant by hypocritically calling for a mass vote.
By calling on citizens to go to the polls and cast a blank ballot, Zoubida Assoul is working in the same direction as the regime: to achieve the highest possible turnout.
A blank or black ballot does not change anything. The winner of this election is already known. It is not the blank ballot that will change the result. The blank ballot serves a regime that lacks legitimacy. If Zoubida Assoul had any influence over the population, she would have done a great service to the presidential election fraudsters.
The current regime is well aware that Zoubida Assoul has no influence over the electorate and that her call will not be heeded at all, as her voice does not carry beyond her doorstep. This is why the press, which is at the regime’s command, has completely ignored her.
It’s hard to explain this clumsy move by a woman who, not long ago, was one of the fiercest political opponents and one of the first activists to trigger the 2019 hirak.