A hundred members of Ennahdha announced on Saturday their resignation from the Islamist-inspired party denouncing "
the bad choices
" of its president Rached Ghannouchi, which, according to them, have fueled the political crisis shaking Tunisia for two months. The 113 members of Ennahdha who resigned denounced, in a statement, "
the failure of the president
(Ghannouchi)
who refused all advice
". "
The current leadership is responsible for the isolation (of the movement) and in large part for the deterioration of the general situation in the country,
" they said. Among the resigning members are deputies, party officials, former ministers, members of the Shura Council (Ennahdha's political office) and local elected officials.
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Unexpectedly, President Kais Saied, elected at the end of 2019, assumed full powers on July 25, sacking the prime minister, suspending the activities of Parliament, where Ennahdha has the largest number of deputies, and in s 'granting also judicial power.
He formalized his coup on Wednesday with a series of presidential decrees, deciding on “
exceptional measures
” to regulate the executive and legislative powers.
These texts tend to presidentialize the political system, which was previously based on a rather parliamentary hybrid regime.
Laws "
damaged the credibility of Ennahdha
"
Saied, of which Ennahdha is the bête noire, confirmed the sine die suspension of Parliament, which he will replace by legislating by decree, and will also now be the president of the Council of Ministers.
Rached Ghannouchi, 80, president of Ennahdha and head of parliament, denounced in an interview with AFP on Thursday "
the absolute power of one man
".
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During the interview, he admitted that his party was partially responsible for the crisis that prompted Saied's coup.
In their statement, the 113 members criticized "
the bad political choices of the leadership of the movement
", in particular the coalition agreements made in recent years with other parties in Parliament, to gain the majority of seats.
According to them, because of these “
inappropriate political alliances
”, laws were passed which “
damaged the credibility of Ennahdha
”.