Ennahda founder Abdelfattah Mourou responds to the political stalemate in Tunisia. The iconic Islamist figure says in an interview with mariane.net that Rached Ghannouchi is leading the party toward "a disaster", running it like "a family affair". He suggestes that Ghannouchi "withdraw" to allow others to "install social peace" in Tunisia. Mourou not only throws his weight behind Hamadi Jebali's offer to form a technocratic government but says that the idea belongs to him.
"I am the one who whispered the idea of an apolitical, technocratic government to Jebali!" he says.
Mourou blames the Ennahda leader for promoting "monoculture" whereas Tunisia's identity rests on a cohabitation of civilisations, he says. The place of the Islamist party will always in the opposition, according to Mourou.
Tunisian Interim Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali is expected to announce his government formation on Saturday (February 16th). His initiative to form a technocratic government to steer the country throught the transitional period until next elections is supported by government coalition partner Ettakatol and the mighty labor union UGTT. President Moncef Marzouki's party CPR and the core of Ennahda oppose the move. The CPR warns that the move may bring back remnants of the former regime to power.
Meanwhile, Ennahda called for a demonstration on Saturday to back the governing Islamist party. According to AFP, Jebali's offer may win 92 votes in the Constituent Assembly, 17 short of the required 109 votes in the 217-seat body. Uncertainty surrounds the legal aspect of reshuffling cabinet, with some jurists saying the premier needs the consent of the Constituent Assembly. Others insist that the decision must pass by Ennahda's shoura council. The nomination of a few ministers does not require the assembly's vote, others say, as opposed to a comprehensive reshuffle.
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