TUNISIA President Moncef Marzouki has denounced "the odious assassination" of his friend and opposition leader Chokri Belaid.
In an impassioned speech on Wednesday that brought tears to the eyes of Europe's politicians he said the murder would not tip Tunisia to unrest.
"This odious assassination of a political leader who I knew well and who was my friend ... is a threat, it is a letter sent that will not be received.
"We refuse this message and we will continue to unmask the enemies of the revolution," he said though Tunisia's path was "paved with hurdles", including "orchestrated verbal violence, burnt preachers" and the murder of Belaid.
Marzouki, who also spoke of his years in Strasbourg when in exile, brought teary-eyed European politicians across the political spectrum to their feet for a long round of applause.
After calling for a minute of silence in memory of the slain leader, European Parliament president Martin Schulz said: "Long live Tunisia, long live freedom, long live democracy."
Belaid, leader of the leftist Movement of Democratic Patriots, was shot in the neck and head as he was leaving his Tunis home for work on Wednesday, his wife told Chems FM radio.
Belaid, a lawyer, had been outspoken in his criticism of Tunisia's ruling coalition, which is led by the Islamist party Ennahda.
Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali denounced the murder as an "act of terrorism" against Tunisia.
"This is a criminal act, an act of terrorism not only against Belaid but against the whole of Tunisia," Jebali from the ruling Islamist Ennahda party told FM Radio Mosaique.
He promised to pursue all efforts to "immediately" arrest the murderer.
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