After being discarded politically, Ennahda fails to form a coalition government

With the loss of Vice-President of the People's Assembly (and the leading leader of the Ennahda Movement in Tunisia) Abdel Fattah Moro won the presidential race since the first round of elections while the Muslim Brotherhood continued to fall.

In spite of that, the MB obtained the majority of the Tunisian legislature (52 seats) and had the right to form the next Tunisian government.

This was confirmed by the Chairman of the Shura Council Abdul Karim Harouni during the activities of the 32nd session of the Shura Council held in the city of Hammamet, Tunisia, on Saturday 19 October 2019, where he indicated that it will be unique to form a government headed by a party.

The politically discarded Enhada (Renaissance) party

In order to form the Tunisian government, Ennahda needs to communicate and consult with the various parties, officially mandated by Tunisian President Qais Ben Said as the majority in the Tunisian parliament, and the movement is now facing its third exam.

All parties refused to respond to the initial contacts from Ennahda, and refused to participate with them in the next government. The Party of Qalb Tunis (Tunisia’s heart) and the Free Constitutional Party issued early statements announcing their refusal to participate in the new government. The Party of Tunisia’s Heart received 38 seats and the Free Constitutional Party won 17 seats.

The parties considered that they categorically reject any contacts with Ennahdha to form a government because of "the association's membership with organizations and personalities related to terrorist crimes around the world.”

They pointing out that they "filed reports against the Brotherhood to the judiciary, because of suspicion of involvement in the transfer of Tunisian youth to the tense hotbeds, calling on all parties to consider the need for struggling to uncover the file of political assassinations and slaughter of soldiers during the period of the troika and beyond.

The leader of the Heart of Tunisia Party Hatem Mliki, said in press statements, on Wednesday, October 23, 2019, that his party will not ally with Ennahda, but will support the institution of the presidency of the Republic, and will retain the right to oppose and challenge the new Brotherhood government.

While the head of the People's Movement Zuhair al-Maghazawi, said in press statements, on Thursday, October 24, highlighted the need that the government should be proposed by the new president Qais bin Said, and its president does not belong to the Muslim Brotherhood movement, taking advantage of the fact that he has a popular balance with 3 million votes, which entitles him to resolve the decision to form a government.

The head of the People's Movement, with 16 seats, refused to join his party in any government formed by Ennahdha, because of the clear political and economic disagreement between the party and Ennahda, which clearly supports terrorism.

This was confirmed by the Democratic Party which refused to enter into any government formed by Ennahdha, because the Brotherhood in Tunisia accused the party's president Mohamed Abbou of infidelity, and questioned his belonging to Islamic identity through their accounts on social networking sites.

Catastrophic failure

Faced with the refusal of the Tunisian parties and movements with a majority in parliament to cooperate with Ennahdha in forming a government, the movement tried to evade itself from the catastrophic failure it faces, both publicly and officially.

The movement announced in an official statement on Thursday, October 24, 2019, that despite contacts with parties, organizations and national personalities, in order to consult on the principles and foundations of the new government, it has not received a response from all parties, especially the winner of the largest number of seats in parliament.

According to political analyst Abdul Rahman Zghalami, Ennahdha faces great difficulties, especially after the refusal of all parties to cooperate with them, while facing pressure from national organizations such as the National Union of Labor, which wants to end the formation of the government quickly.