Tunisian government formation is still in a limbo

(2 minutes read)

·        Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh is in the process of
forming  a new government.

·        But even before he officially announced the lineup of the new
ministry, Ennahdha, the leader of the largest party, who was also
invited to be in the ministry  said  his party was pulling out of the
government.

Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh is in the process of forming  a
new government. He was  invited by Tunisia’s president  Kais Saied
for the formation of the government after a previous list proposed
under the leadership of the Ennahdha party was rejected by parliament.
Elyes Fakhfakh was the former finance minister.

The president leads the executive branch of the Tunisian government
along with the Prime Minister.   President is also the
commander-in-chief of the Tunisian Armed Forces. Since the office was
established in 1957, seven  people have served as president. The
seventh president Kais Saied  has assumed office on  23 October 2019.

Several of the ministers chosen by Fakhfakh to join the cabinet are
from the ranks of the Islamist-inspired party. But even before he
officially announced the lineup of the new ministry, Ennahdha, the
leader of the largest party, who was also invited to be in the
ministry  said  his party was pulling out of the government. Ennahdha
won more seats than any other party in October’s legislative election.
But his party was still far short of a majority. Now, the government
will be formed by a national unity government that would include the
party of defeated presidential candidate Nabil Karoui, which is the
second biggest in parliament with 38 seats. If there is no government
in place by March 15, Tunisian President Kais Saied could dissolve
parliament and call fresh elections.