On Friday, the Tunisian parliament refused to give confidence to the government presented by Prime Minister-designate Habib El-Gamli, in a move that would give President Qais Said a pivotal role in appointing a new candidate within days.
And the prime minister-designate failed to pass a government of competencies free of party participation, after weeks of consultations, as 134 deputies voted against the government, while 72 voted for it, and three deputies reserved.
Parliament Speaker Rashid Ghannouchi said after the end of the voting process that "the camel government did not gain the confidence of parliament, which means its overthrow", and 200 deputies attended the voting session of the government out of 217, and the government needs to gain the confidence of the parliament with a majority of 109 votes.
The Tunisian constitution declares that in the event that the government appointed to form the winning party in the legislative elections does not win the confidence of the parliament, the president of the country will appoint an independent figure to appoint him to form a new government.
Tunisian President Qais Saeed in mid-November commissioned Habib El Gamli to form the government, after his name was proposed by the Ennahda movement, which topped the results of the legislative elections on October 6.
During the presentation of his program and the composition of his government in the general parliament session devoted to the vote on granting confidence, Al-Gamali said that he presents to the Parliament of the People’s Assembly (Parliament) a government of competencies independent of all parties. Voting for it is a mysterious fate.
Al-Gamali called on the parliamentarians to rally around his government in this critical turning point in the history of Tunisia, explaining that his country today is experiencing many crises of economic and social dimensions, and it is threatened by real regional risks, and it desperately needs a government that addresses all these challenges.