Amid unprecedented ambiguity, speculation is mounting in Tunisia hours before the official announcement of the new government formation headed by lawman Hisham El-Mechichi, who comes from outside the party system, and the major parties have not yet decided their final positions on whether to grant them confidence or not.

Al-Mishichi had previously decided his choice to go towards forming a government of independent competencies, or "technocrats," to break with the calls made by major parties to form a political government that takes into account the results of the legislative elections and the representation of parliamentary blocs.

Al-Mashishi enjoys the confidence of the President of the Republic, Qais Saeed, who assigned him to form the government on July 25, after he assumed several administrative positions, most notably the legal advisor to the president, thus succeeding the resigned Prime Minister Ilyas al-Fakhfakh, who is accused of corruption and conflicts of interest.

According to the leaks of the new government list, which al-Meshishi chose to be a miniature of 23 ministers - some of its members raised a stir related to its proximity to the departments of the President of the Republic, similar to the candidate for the position of Minister of Interior Tawfiq Sharaf al-Din, who was said to have led the election campaign for Said in the coastal governorate of Sousse. .

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The nomination of Ali Al-Kali, an expert in financial banking, known for his liberal approach to obtaining an economic portfolio that integrates three ministries (finance, state property and foreign investment), raised a debate about the nature of the economic policies that the government will pursue in light of a stifling social crisis.

Ambiguity and lingering

And the parties with the largest representation in parliament - such as the Ennahda Movement (54 seats), the Heart of Tunisia (27) and the Dignity Coalition (19) - chose not to announce an official position on the Mechanically-appointed government, before unveiling the full nominal list of ministers and the program Government action.

The head of the Ennahda Movement, Rashid Ghannouchi, expressed - during a press conference in the Sfax governorate - his rejection of the government of independent competencies, indicating in return that the final position of his party will be decided by the Shura Council, which will be held in the coming hours.

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Ghannouchi stressed that the formation of a government of independent competencies "is a non-democratic issue, and tampered with the election and its results," calling for the need to change the electoral law because of its failure to produce a majority capable of governing, according to his assessment.

Ennahda MP Muhammad Al-Qoumani says to Al-Jazeera Net that the leaks available to the nominal list of Mishichi government ministers refute what the man said about the government of independent competencies, adding, "We did not see the element of competence or independence in some of the leaked names, rather that some of them have kinship relations and interests with certain political parties. And lobbies that make us wait in the decision-making. "

On the other hand, he pointed out that the country does not bear the burden of premature elections, nor prolonging the period of the government vacuum, expressing his regret that the tendency of most parties to grant confidence to the "government of the president" is out of necessity and in favor of the national interest "even if it is in a solution of its political support after it She was excluded from the consultations, "he said.

He stressed that even if the parliamentary blocs gave confidence to the Mecheid government, "this will not give it a blank check to ensure its continuity and stability later, in the absence of a supportive parliamentary belt and imposed by the President of the Republic without taking into account the nature of the existing quasi-parliamentary political system."

For his part, the official spokesperson for "Heart of Tunisia" Mohamed Al-Sadiq Jabnoun - in his interview with Al-Jazeera Net - said that his party’s position on the Mechanic government will be determined in light of his announcement of the final formation and the government's work program, pointing out that the whole government scene is dominated by ambiguity and confusion.

Jabnoun criticized the length of the consultations to form his government and the absence of parties from it without taking into account the exceptional economic and health conditions that the country is going through, "which requires national consensus and consensus between the various political parties."

Regarding the leaks related to the names of specific ministers, Jabnoun called on the prime minister to take into account the principle of balance between the authorities and to respect the nature of the existing political system, especially in choosing the ministries of sovereignty.

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In a related context, the leader of the Dignity Coalition, Abdul Latif Al-Alawi, expressed his fear of the president's attempts, and in light of government leaks, to control the state, by appointing personalities close to him, especially the candidate for the position of Minister of Interior.

Al-Alawi confirmed to Al-Jazeera Net that his party’s position will be determined in light of the official list that the Messishhi will announce, indicating in return that the issue of voting or not is subject to several considerations that the party will take into account related to the political path as a whole.

Political maneuvering

Amidst the hesitation and ambiguity surrounding the positions of the major parties, particularly the major ones, which have not yet determined their position on the Mechanically-appointed government, observers talk about two hypotheses. Either to overthrow the government and return to the constitutional initiative of the President of the Republic to dissolve Parliament and call for early legislative elections, which is unlikely, or vote out of necessity, then withdraw Trust from the government to come.

In this context, the leader of the Ennahda Movement, Abd al-Latif al-Makki, spoke in a post on his Facebook page about the consequences of the two hypotheses, calling everyone for wisdom and not rushing to issue decisions.

At a time when the parties have not decided their stance on the Michi government, the positions of other parties ranged between rejection and support, as the National People's Movement announced its decision to grant confidence to the next government, while sources from within the Democratic Current confirmed to Al-Jazeera Net its decision not to vote for the government.

It is noteworthy that the constitutional deadline for al-Mushechy to announce the final list of his government ends on August 25th, provided that the Parliament Office determines a public session to vote on whether to grant confidence or not in the coming days.