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TUNIS, Feb 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tunisian President Kais Saied said that he will dissolve parliament if the government of Prime Minister-designate Elyes Fakhfakh fails to obtain parliamentary confidence vote.
Saied’s statements came after the Ennahdha Party officially announced it would not vote for the Fakhfakh’s government.
Fakhfakh announced on Saturday the lineup of his proposed government, composed of 31 members including 29 ministers and two secretaries of state.
After his appointment on Jan 20, Fakhfakh was given one month to form his government and submit it for approval at parliament, where he needs at least the votes of 109 out of a total of 217 deputies.
If the prime minister-designate fails to form a new government within the constitutional deadline, the president has full right to dissolve the parliament and call for early legislative elections.
“I say it very clearly: if the government fails to win the confidence of parliament, the word will return to the people,” Saied said.
Ennahda’s nominee for prime minister, Habib Jemli, proposed a coalition government that was rejected by parliament in a confidence vote last month.
“It is the worst political crisis in the country since independence,” Saied said in a video broadcast. — NNN-AGENCIES
