She was accused of incompetence and independence .. Will the Machichy government gain the trust of the Tunisian parties?

The Tunisian parties' opinions differed regarding the proposed ministerial structure announced by Prime Minister-designate Hicham El-Mechichi, who wanted it to be an independent competencies government, pending its presentation to parliament for confidence in early September.

The new government consists of 28 ministers and state clerks, and is characterized by appointments unprecedented in the history of successive governments, as the Ministry of Culture portfolio was assigned to a person with visual impairment, while the Ministry of Youth was granted to another black-skinned person, and the feminist presence emerged by proposing seven women for ministerial portfolios.

A precedent in the history of Arab governments

, Academician Walid Al-Zaidi does not hide in an exclusive interview with Al-Jazeera Net his joy in the confidence that the Prime Minister in charge of proposing to head the Ministry of Culture despite his visual impairment, since he was two years old, after suffering from eye cancer.

He added, "I believed that it is a national duty that I undertake and there is no difference between it and the teaching secretariat, and I will work to surround myself within the ministry in the event that the government gives confidence in an elite of qualified people, and my motto is always that the world is taken by victory."

Al-Zaidi is considered the first blind minister in the history of Tunisian and Arab governments after the writer Taha Hussein in Egypt. His university was called "Taha Hussein Tunis", where he obtained a doctorate in literature from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities in Manouba (North Tunisia).

Regarding the criticisms he received from some people and even colleagues who questioned his ability to run a ministry the size of the Ministry of Culture, Al-Zaidi replies, "It is not the ability with your eyesight, but the ability with your insight, your will and your formation, and who you take as your partners in an inclusive cultural development project."

The candidate for the Minister of Youth and Sports has occupied public opinion in Tunisia because of the color of his skin, especially since the history of successive governments in Tunisia has not known a black-skinned minister.

Minister Candidate Kamal Daqish assumed the presidency of the University of Boxing and the Tunisian University of Athletics. He is a lawyer and university professor at the Faculty of Law and Political Science in Tunis.

Despite the criminalization of racial discrimination in Tunisia for years, the assumption of black-skinned persons in ministerial or sovereign positions seemed to be a reprehensible matter in Tunisian society and among political circles, according to human rights activists and social researchers in the phenomenon of racism.

Accusations of favoritism and prosecution of the

President of the Republic, Qais Saeed, accusations of favoritism and imposing names of those close to him and former colleagues of the profession and his students in law schools in sovereign ministries, and perhaps the most prominent of them is Minister of Interior candidate Tawfiq Sharaf al-Din, who took over the election campaign for the president in Sousse Governorate, and studied at the hands of Said in the governorate's law faculty Itself.

Among the nominated ministerial names, which caused a stir because of their proximity to Saeed’s departments, most of whom are experienced in law and the judiciary:

- Minister of Foreign Affairs, Othman Al-Jarandi.

- Minister of Defense Ibrahim Al-Bartaji.

- Minister of Justice Muhammad Busta.

Hasna Suleiman, Minister of Public Service.

They are neither competencies nor independent.

The leader of the Ennahda Movement, Khalil Baroumi, denied the description of "competence and independence" from the Mishichi government, indicating in a statement to Al-Jazeera Net that there are clear fingerprints for President Qais Saeed, and his intervention strongly to impose certain ministers.

He stressed that the proposed government has neither guarantees of survival nor guarantees of political, economic or social stability, pointing out that the final position of the party will be determined in light of the meeting of the Shura Council during the next two days and in consultation with some other parties.

Favoritism The

leader of the democratic current, Hisham al-Ajbouni, denounced the attempts to bastard the parties and neutralize them from the government, questioning the ability of the proposed names to manage the next phase.

Al-Ajbouni says that the criteria for selecting the prime minister for his ministers - which is based on competence and independence - are refuted by appointments of people with a past and party activity, similar to the minister in charge of relations with Parliament, Ali al-Hafsi, who previously held the position of Secretary General of the Nidaa Tounes party.

The People's Movement Party, the second component of the coalition of the Democratic Bloc in Parliament, along with the current, had announced a different position to its ally, as its leaders expressed their initial support for the Mechanically-appointed government, which analysts considered an indication of the beginning of a split within the bloc, which has the second representation in Parliament, with 39 deputies.

Al-Ajbouni stressed that the selection of some ministers raises doubts about their independence, criticizing the choice of five judges in the next government, "which affects the independence of the judiciary and its interference with the executive authority," he said.

The Democratic Current had resolved its position by not granting confidence to the Mecheid government, warning of the approach chosen by the President to exclude parties and proceed with a government of non-partisan competencies, which represents a threat to the emerging democracy and an encroachment on the will of the voters, according to the party's statement.

Support

On the other hand, the leader of the Tahya Tunis movement, Marwan Falval, praised in a statement to Al-Jazeera Net the efficiency and independence of the personalities chosen by Al-Meshchishy in his next government, stressing the importance of speeding up the vote on granting confidence to the government in view of the social and economic benefits that await the country.

The head of the Heart of Tunisia bloc in parliament, Osama al-Khulaifi, suggested that his party would give confidence to the Mecheid government, despite his reservations on some ministries, stressing in a local media statement that his party’s priority is to get out of the troubled economic and social situation.

It is noteworthy that the Parliament Office has set a plenary session to vote on granting confidence to the Mechanically-appointed government early next month, and its passage requires an absolute majority, i.e. 109 votes out of a total of 217.