Politics

Tunisia-Ghannouchi does not intend to quit the presidency of Ennahdha

Rached Ghannouchi, leader of the Tunisian Islamist Ennahda party, checks his ballot behind a booth at a polling station in Ben Arous near the capital Tunis on May 6, 2018, as the country votes in the first free municipal elections since the 2011 revolution. - Tunisians head to the polls on May 6 in what is seen as another milestone on the road to democracy in the birthplace of the Arab Spring, despite muted interest in the poll as struggles with corruption and poverty continue. Though parliamentary and presidential votes have taken place since the fall of dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, municipal polls have been delayed four times due to logistic, administrative and political deadlocks. (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP)

Rached Ghannouchi, leader of the Ennahdha movement, rejected, during an interview with Al Arabi television, the idea of resigning even temporarily. By evoking the overruns of the movement, during the legislative elections included in the report of the Court of Auditors, Ghannouchi took the chance to blast the intervention of the Head of State and the media in a case which is still being dealt with by justice.

He clarified, saying: “our page is blank and we are the most organized. also, we have handed over to the Court of Auditors all the monetary details, in relationship with the electoral campaign”. He likewise spoke about the question of his resignation from the presidency of the Parliament, with the purpose of resolving the political crisis, ensuring that no one spoke with him about this proposal. “But in absolute terms, the country’s interest is above all considerations,” he noted.