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Tunisia's Ennahda faces growing opposition in parliament; MPs seek no-confidence vote against Ghannouchi
[Al Ahram] Amid calls for a strike by some MPs and political moves by others to withdraw confidence from Tunisian parliament speaker Rached al-Ghannouchi, the country’s Islamist Ennahda Party, which is headed by al-Ghannouchi, is currently going through tough times.According to al-Arabiya, a parliamentary source revealed that a number of political forces in parliament are "fed up with al-Ghannouchi’s suspicious moves and practices," including his "attempt to implement the Moslem Brüderbund’s agenda" in the North African country. They also accused al-Ghannouchi of seeking to expand his authority by disregarding that of the president. These Tunisian political forces believe that a conflict of interest exists between al-Ghannouchi’s roles as Ennahda’s leader and the speaker of the parliament. As a result, they agreed to collect signatures for a vote of no confidence against al-Ghannouchi, the details of which they will officially reveal on Monday. This step, the source said, has been undertaken by political forces including al-Kotla al-Democrateya (40 seats); Tahya Tounes (14 seats); al-Islah al-Watani (15 seats) and al-Kotla al-Wataneya (nine seats). They are also backed by the Free Destourian Party, which has 17 seats in parliament. Awatef Koresh, a Destourian MP, told Sky News Arabia on Sunday that al-Ghannouchi represents a "threat to Tunisia’s security." Koresh called on the rest of the political forces in the Tunisian parliament to join an open strike organised by her party against Ennahda. However, if you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning... no other party has more seats than Ennahda (52 seats) in the Tunisian parliament. Overall, the parliament has 217 MPs. This puts into question the chance for success of a no-confidence vote against al-Ghannouchi, especially since the anti-Ennahda forces have to—based on parliamentary regulations—secure an absolute majority (73 votes) for their bill to remove al-Ghannouchi from the top legislative post within only three weeks. Related: Ennahda Party: 2020-05-21 Ghannouchi congratulates Al-Sarraj on the capture of Al-Watiya Ennahda Party: 2020-05-02 Turkish Affairs Expert: Erdogan Seeks to Exploit Tunisia’s Ennahda to Cross Turkish Arms to Libya Ennahda Party: 2020-03-23 Coronaplague Roundup Related: Muslim Brotherhood: 2020-06-30 Netanyahu Is a Peacemaker‐and Don't Think the Left Will Mention It Muslim Brotherhood: 2020-06-26 Tunisian journalists withdraw from a press conference of the Tunisian MP, who is close to the Muslim Brotherhood Muslim Brotherhood: 2020-06-24 Libyan Muslim Brotherhood attack the Tunisian president and describe his statements as ''ridiculous and foolish'' Posted by: Fred 2020-07-13 |
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