The plenary sessions held by the Tunisian parliament to discuss draft regulations submitted by some blocs turned into a space for settling political accounts between parties, which led many to question the feasibility of these regulations that are far from the pressing issues that occupy the Tunisians.
"Regulations for Marathon."
Chapter 141 of the parliament's internal system allows each parliamentary bloc to submit a list related to a topic or issue for discussion and approval during the plenary session, but it does not acquire any compulsory character for the state, given that controlling foreign policies is within the powers of the President of the Republic, according to the constitution.
The dome of the Tunisian parliament witnessed during the past few days a "marathon of regulations" submitted by the "Free Constitutional" bloc, the descendant of the defunct regime, and the "Dignity Coalition" bloc, which it says holds the banner of defending the principles of the revolution.
The Free Constitutional presented a parliamentary regulation demanding the prevention of foreign interference in Libya, but it did not win approval, due to what was considered clear alignment with regional axes at the expense of other struggles in Libya, and the plenary session was not free of conflicts with labor charges between deputies.
The head of the bloc, Abeer Moussa, announced that she has presented a new list in parliament demanding that the Muslim Brotherhood be classified as a terrorist organization against the civil state.
Parliament dropped another list submitted by the Al-Karama coalition, in which the French state demanded an apology and compensation for its colonial crimes, and the session also witnessed contradictions that amounted to an exchange of violence between the deputies, which left a state of popular discontent.
Excessive use of regulations The
leader of the Democratic Current, Muhammad al-Arabi al-Jalasi, believes that the mechanism of regulations that Parliament has guaranteed to parties to express their positions has turned into a weapon in the hands of the conflicting blocs, neglecting the role entrusted to its mandate in submitting bills in the interest of the people who elected it.
In his speech to Al-Jazeera Net, Al-Jalasi acknowledged the tendency of some blocs to use excessively and irresponsibly this legislative mechanism, and this harms the reputation of Parliament and its deputies and threatens diplomatic interests and relations between Tunisia and other countries, according to the spokesman.
The guest warned against continuing some of these blocs to attack the powers of the President of the Republic, and not to coordinate with the institution of the presidency, as dictated by the law regulating the work of these regulations, indicating that the parties are not looking for consensus as much as they want to score political points.
The representative of the Democratic Movement, Samia Abbou, had confirmed in a local media statement, that she would propose removing the chapter on parliamentary regulations "to avoid being used by deputies and parties to settle their accounts and serve their own interests."
In a post on his Facebook page, the representative of Amal and Work Yassin Al-Ayyari announced that he would not participate in the deliberations and vote on any list submitted in Parliament as long as it did not meet the appropriate conditions.
Al-Ayyari accused some parties of using the regulations to offer their services to foreign parties, and settling their accounts at the expense of the people's priorities, Tunisia's interests and national security.
Political crisis
The head of the National Bloc Hatem Al-Maliki acknowledges, in his talk to Al-Jazeera Net that the "battle of regulations" is only a reflection of the governmental and parliamentary crisis that the country is experiencing, in the absence of democratic culture and the management of dialogue.
He pointed out that his bloc would not call for the abolition of the organized separation of the work of these regulations, but would seek to revise it with the aim of cutting the road to "diarrhea and race between the blocks to display the regulations arbitrarily and unawares", according to his expression.
"The hasty drafting of regulations for Libya and France paid the parliament a heavy price, as there has become a local and international impression that we are with foreign intervention in Libya and against French apology to the Tunisians, and the situation is not the case," he added.
Al-Maliki called on parliamentarians to go towards submitting draft laws and legislative initiatives that raise and address urgent economic, social and financial issues, away from narrow political disputes.
A recent poll conducted by the local newspaper "Al-Maghrib" showed an increase in the level of pessimism among Tunisians during the month of May, when 53.3% of the respondents saw that the country is on the wrong path.
It is noteworthy that the last official figures showed that the unemployment rate in Tunisia increased to 15.1%, while regional coordination started to implement protest movements and sit-ins in more than one vital sector, to demand the government to implement its economic and social pledges.