After gaining the confidence of the parliament, the new Tunisian government faces huge challenges, according to observers, due to a stifling economic crisis and unprecedented political interactions between the parties, which in turn opened the door to a wide confrontation with the President of the Republic.

The parliamentary blocs voted, at dawn today, to grant confidence to the government with a majority of 134 votes, 67 opponents, and zero conservatives, out of a total of 217 deputies.

Hisham Al-Mashishi is the third prime minister in less than 10 months to organize the last legislative elections, as President Qais Saeed commissioned him to form a government of nonpartisan competencies on July 25, unlike his predecessor, Ilyas Fakhfakh, who is facing corruption charges.

The new government consists of 28 ministers and state secretaries, and is characterized by appointments unprecedented in the history of successive governments, as the Ministry of Culture portfolio has been assigned to a person with visual impairment, and the female presence has emerged with the suggestion of 7 women for ministerial portfolios.

During the confidence-granting session, the Prime Minister affirmed his personal commitment to constructively deal with all sects, political parties and national organizations, out of his belief in the role assigned to them in serving the country and achieving the people's demands.

After Al-Mechichi turned his back to the parties and refused to include them previously in the government formation consultations under the pretext of their ineligibility in achieving the desired political stability and the loss of confidence in the Tunisian elites, he stood yesterday in front of her parliamentary blocs, presenting his government work program and looking for a political belt that would support him and give him confidence.

At stake, and the


political circles are raising serious questions about the resilience and continuity of the new government, in light of reservations about the composition of its ministers that do not reflect the balance of parliament, not only from its opponents, but even from those who gave it confidence under the pretext of government stability and the country not bearing the burden of going towards new elections.

Leader of the "Heart of Tunisia" party, Ayyad al-Loumi, confirmed that his party approved the granting of confidence to the Mishichi government, despite its reservations about names in the ministries of sovereignty, indicating in a media statement that his bloc will later proceed on the blame list for some ministers affiliated with the president.

The leader of the Ennahda Movement, Muhammad bin Salem, questioned - in a statement to Al Jazeera Net - the ability of the Michi government to continue and find solutions to the stifling economic and social crisis that the country is going through, pointing out that it was born from the womb of the conflict between the President of the Republic and the government after the disagreement that appeared between the Mechanically and Saeed about the ministerial composition .

Bin Salem pointed out that the absence of a solid political and parliamentary belt that supports the government and its options will reduce its chances of survival, indicating that it has neither competence nor independence except for the name, criticizing in the same context the options of the president who came with the walker at the head of the government.

The President of the Republic had raised the ire of most of the parties when he warned the day before the vote to grant confidence to the Mecheid government against making any changes to its composition after its passage, which was considered a serious violation of his constitutional powers and an infringement of the role of Parliament.

Article 100 of the constitution,


and the head of the Ennahda Movement, Noureddine Al-Beheiri, revealed - during the confidence-granting session - that a plan was being prepared inside the Carthage Palace to overthrow the Prime Minister, Elias Fakhfakh, and put him in prison by exploiting the corruption case against him, and as part of a deal with parties close to the President of the Republic With the aim of creating a constitutional vacuum and activating Chapter 100 of the Constitution.

This chapter stipulates that in the event of the final vacancy of the prime minister’s position, for any reason other than the two cases of resignation and withdrawal of confidence, the president of the republic assigns the candidate of the ruling party or coalition to form a government within a month.

Upon exceeding the aforementioned period without forming a government or in the event of lack of confidence, the President of the Republic assigns the most capable person to form a government that will advance to obtain the confidence of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People.

Party leaders talk about a parliamentary front that will serve as the political belt of the Militia government (Al-Jazeera)

Parliamentary Front


In another context, the head of the "Heart of Tunisia" party, Nabil Karoui - who is considered the bitter opponent and former rival of President Said in the presidential elections - spoke of a parliamentary front that was formed with parties and blocs from "Ennahda", "Coalition of Dignity" and "Future" estimated at 120 deputies will serve as the political belt of the Presbyterian government.

Al-Karoui did not rule out - in a media statement - introducing amendments to the composition of the government, especially since its ministers are affiliated with Saeed and his close departments, and he also went on to say that withdrawing confidence from the President of the Republic is a constitutional matter.

Leader of the "Dignity" coalition, Yusri Al-Dali, told Al-Jazeera Net that the parliament and the major blocs in it were able to give them confidence to the new government by "removing its Chechen president from the robes of President Saeed and returning him to his natural incubator among the political parties."

Al-Daly asserted that the parliamentary blocs and parties voting on the government would initiate radical changes to its composition, particularly the ministers affiliated with the President of the Republic, led by Tawfiq Sharaf al-Din, Minister of Interior and former director of his electoral campaign.

The leader of the coalition confirmed the existence of a parliamentary front, whose tasks will be to achieve political stability, amend the compass towards the legitimacy of parliament, and punish anyone who violates his constitutional powers.

The Essebsi-Chahed scenario


and the parliament’s approval of the Mechanically-appointed government - a day after a meeting between Saeed and party leaders, including Ennahda, and announcing his desire not to pass it - raises the concerns of the political circles about an imminent clash between the two heads of the executive authority, and the repetition of the scenario of the late President Baji Qaid Essebsi and his prime minister at the time Yusef al-Shahid Who was accused of rebelling against him and falling into the arms of the Renaissance.

Political analyst Abu Salim goes on to say that the parties ’endorsement of the Mechanically-appointed government - despite their reservations about its composition and the entire course of the consultations - was" motivated by coercion rather than conviction of its efficiency and effectiveness. "

In his speech to Al-Jazeera Net, Salem said that the major parties, led by “Ennahdha” and “Heart of Tunisia,” have sought to curb the reign of the President of the Republic, who does not recognize the parties, by restoring their role in forming governments according to the requirements of the existing political system.