The Ennahda movement on Saturday afternoon announced their decision to pull out of the Fakhfakh government formation and not to give it confidence in parliament. Ennahda Saturday refused to back Fakhfaskh’s proposed government on the grounds that it excludes parliament second largest party, Heart of Tunisia of former presidential candidate Nabil Karoui. Karoui’s party and several movements refused to endorse the proposed government – plunging the country into further crisis and possibility of snap elections. The North African country has been without a cabinet since October legislatives won by Ennahda, but with no majority rule to form a cabinet. Habib Jemli, an independent nominated by the Islamist movement to form a cabinet failed in January to win the parliament vote of confidence.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 17, 2020 15:56 UTC