Contrary to everyone’s expectations, Tunisian President Qais Said chose to assign the Minister of Interior of the caretaker government, Hicham El Mechishi, to form the next government, excluding all the personalities nominated by him.
It is not known to Mishishi, 46, the son of the governorate of Jendouba in the northwest of Tunisia, any prominent political work or activity except for assuming some of the "job" positions in the state, as Said had previously appointed him last February in the "position" plan of the first advisor to the President of the Republic assigned to Legal affairs.
He also held the position of Director of the Cabinet of the Minister of Transport in 2014 and the same position in the Ministries of Social Affairs and Health.
A jurist, the
Presidency is a distinguished jurist and holds a professorship in law and political science in Tunisia, a certificate of postgraduate studies at the National School of Administration, and a master’s degree in public administration from the National School of Management in Strasbourg, France.
According to observers, the prime minister-designate is close to President Qais Said's departments, and one of the personalities he trusts. It also takes place in the scenes that the man has political stances on the Nahda movement and the necessity of curtailing its role in government.
In turn, Al-Nahdah expressed its opposition to his candidacy for the position of Minister of the Interior, and was not enthusiastic about his appointment during the consultations to form the government of Elias Al-Fakhfakh resigned.
Sizing Parliament
Many people see that President Qais Saeed, by choosing this character, has already started paving the way towards curtailing the party system and the role of Parliament, which he explicitly announced in a letter to Al-Mishishi when he said that "the time has come to review legitimacy so that it will in turn be a sincere and complete expression of the will of the majority."
Hours before the man was assigned, the President of the Renaissance Movement, Rashid Ghannouchi, called on the President of the Republic to assign a person with an economic rather than legal background.
The security concern and
during his tenure, the Ministry of Interior was accused of using excessive force and tear gas to disperse the sit-in of the youth of Tataouine Governorate in southern Tunisia, after they raised social demands and demanded the state to implement its obligations.
In a brief speech after his assignment, El Mechishi expressed his deep thanks to President Qais Saeed for the trust he had given him, affirming his intention to form a government that responded to the Tunisians' aspirations and their legitimate entitlements.
In front of al-Mishishi, according to the constitution, a month's deadline starts from today to form the government, to be presented later to a public session in the People's Assembly to gain confidence, and in case it falls, the President of the Republic has the right to dissolve parliament and call for new legislative elections.