Tunisia: cabinet reshuffle reveals the friction between false brethren
The more the expected reshuffle drags on, the more tightness and cracks pervade the political space.Everywhere, the deep cleavages occur. The governing Troika is a mere shadow of its former self.
Source : https://www.marocafrik.com/english/Tunisia-cabinet...
Ennahda and the CPR are on the brink of a final break up. Leaders simply trade small quips and they are already locked into a harsh and unforgiving fray
Just yesterday, Mr. Mohamed Abbou, Secretary General of CPR, made comments clearly demarcating its link with its ally Ennahdha. He strongly criticized Mr. Rafik Abdesslam, Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is at the centre of a series of revelations which have been baptised as Sheratongate which is supported by investigative journalism, based on objective data. Giving a nod to blogger Olfa Riahi,. who has updated those revelations. At the same time, Mr. Abbou warned against the foundations of Ennahdha peddling rumors about the reputation of others.
On the opposition side, again, the ball is being redeployed. It is rumoured that the Al- Joumhouri party would yield to the siren song of Ennahdha, if offered ministerial portfolios. Suddenly, the broad coalition that is going to form the party against Nida Tounès around it is experiencing serious cracks in the building.
And one wonders if the wait in the reshuffle is not exactly deliberate. Thus, Ennahda and others have time to reorganize the ban and ban the rear of alliances.Ditto for the revelations that target certain ministers caught in the interlacing crossfire between friends. Some do not hesitate to talk about carefully orchestrated leaks. That says a lot about the backstage tussles shaking the Troika.
It must be recognized that, weary people do not seem excited about details of the reshuffle. The political class feels as if it is standing still. The most enthusiastic of all persuasions think that the policy has lost its juice. As for the bitter commentators, developments, according to them, support their gloomy forecasts amid pessimism.
In fact, we must recognize that the establishment is facing a serious crisis. The socio-political situation is not about to give any respite. At the same time, the expectations of citizens swell. A measurement of carelessness is observed as a result of experience. The continuing mass unemployment and soaring prices show no end to the exasperation. The poorest are alone anymore. The middle class is in sharp decline. Purchasing power and the standard of living are being eroded before our eyes.
Here as elsewhere, the question of legitimacy hangs over the crisis . Official justifications are irrelevant. The people who are bled white are all the more disappointed because they were promised the moon. The circumstantial electoral argument is, in the long run, counterproductive.
Meanwhile, the government seems to stall in its intermediate state. On one side, are facts disavowed by the force of things, on the other, promises and expectations still pending. Hence the impression of incompleteness that characterises politics in recent weeks.
The political class is paralysed by flying its own locks and fittings. Friction between false brethren is adding to the pitfalls of a reign of governing without power in the absence of legitimacy . Hence the recurring revolts, uprisings regional state of cold war and warm peace opposing civil society to political society.We are reduced to waiting for Godot to reshuffle as expected.
Soufiane Ben Farhat - La Presse
Just yesterday, Mr. Mohamed Abbou, Secretary General of CPR, made comments clearly demarcating its link with its ally Ennahdha. He strongly criticized Mr. Rafik Abdesslam, Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is at the centre of a series of revelations which have been baptised as Sheratongate which is supported by investigative journalism, based on objective data. Giving a nod to blogger Olfa Riahi,. who has updated those revelations. At the same time, Mr. Abbou warned against the foundations of Ennahdha peddling rumors about the reputation of others.
On the opposition side, again, the ball is being redeployed. It is rumoured that the Al- Joumhouri party would yield to the siren song of Ennahdha, if offered ministerial portfolios. Suddenly, the broad coalition that is going to form the party against Nida Tounès around it is experiencing serious cracks in the building.
And one wonders if the wait in the reshuffle is not exactly deliberate. Thus, Ennahda and others have time to reorganize the ban and ban the rear of alliances.Ditto for the revelations that target certain ministers caught in the interlacing crossfire between friends. Some do not hesitate to talk about carefully orchestrated leaks. That says a lot about the backstage tussles shaking the Troika.
It must be recognized that, weary people do not seem excited about details of the reshuffle. The political class feels as if it is standing still. The most enthusiastic of all persuasions think that the policy has lost its juice. As for the bitter commentators, developments, according to them, support their gloomy forecasts amid pessimism.
In fact, we must recognize that the establishment is facing a serious crisis. The socio-political situation is not about to give any respite. At the same time, the expectations of citizens swell. A measurement of carelessness is observed as a result of experience. The continuing mass unemployment and soaring prices show no end to the exasperation. The poorest are alone anymore. The middle class is in sharp decline. Purchasing power and the standard of living are being eroded before our eyes.
Here as elsewhere, the question of legitimacy hangs over the crisis . Official justifications are irrelevant. The people who are bled white are all the more disappointed because they were promised the moon. The circumstantial electoral argument is, in the long run, counterproductive.
Meanwhile, the government seems to stall in its intermediate state. On one side, are facts disavowed by the force of things, on the other, promises and expectations still pending. Hence the impression of incompleteness that characterises politics in recent weeks.
The political class is paralysed by flying its own locks and fittings. Friction between false brethren is adding to the pitfalls of a reign of governing without power in the absence of legitimacy . Hence the recurring revolts, uprisings regional state of cold war and warm peace opposing civil society to political society.We are reduced to waiting for Godot to reshuffle as expected.
Soufiane Ben Farhat - La Presse
Source : https://www.marocafrik.com/english/Tunisia-cabinet...