After the Tunisian Prime Minister-designate Habib El-Gamli announced on Wednesday that he had finished forming the government without revealing the names of its ministers, the Presidency of the Republic denied that this formation is "final", stressing that "consultations are still ongoing."
The Presidency of the Republic of Tunisia denied that the government formation submitted by the Tunisian Prime Minister-designate, Habib El-Gamli, is final. On Wednesday, he had already revealed the formation of his cabinet of "independent" ministers, without revealing their names, but the Presidency clarified that consultations on the government are still ongoing.
Tunisian women enjoy 40% government representation
During a press conference during which the government formation that was negotiated for more than a month and a half was supposed to be announced, Al-Gamali only said that the share of women in the prospective government is 40% and that more than half of the ministers are "young".
Al-Gamali held his press conference after the President of the Republic, Qais Saeed, handed over the government formation that is supposed to gain the confidence of the absolute majority in Parliament in order to assume power.
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The prime minister-designate said only that the disclosure of the government structure would likely take place on Thursday. But the Presidency of the Republic said on Wednesday evening that "this list is not final" and that negotiations on the government formation are still ongoing.
Al-Gamali told reporters about 10 days ago, "I will form a government of national competencies independent of all parties. My standard is competence, integrity and ability to manage."
In mid-November, the President of the Republic commissioned Habib El-Gamly to form a new government within a deadline of no more than two months after the Islamist "Ennahda" party announced the nomination of this agricultural expert to take over.
Mosaic of the parties
Parliamentary elections in mid-October produced a mosaic of parties led by the Islamist "An-Nahdha" (52 deputies), followed by the liberal "Heart of Tunisia" party (38 deputies) who chose to remain in the opposition.
Since the 2011 revolution, the country has not been able to overcome economic pressures, and the political class has focused more attention on securing a democratic political transition, while social reforms have been postponed as living demands worsen.
The initial constitutional deadline granted by the constitution did not help Al-Jumali to complete his mission, which was extended for an additional month, knowing that if he failed, the president would assign another independent figure to the mission.
And Habib Al-Jamali (60 years), a former state writer to the Minister of Agriculture (2011-2014), and participated in two previous governments as an independent technocrat.