Tunisia-Qalb Tounes will not grant the vote confidence for PM Elyes Fakhfakh government

Qalb Tounes said Saturday it will not vote confidence in Prime Minister-designate Elyes Fakhfakh government.

In a statement, the party, which has 38 seats in parliament, recalled that it has decided to sit on the opposition benches. It affirmed that it will not be part of the next government to be proposed by Fakhfakh.

The party indicated that its national council will meet before the date of the plenary vote to officially announce its decision not to support Elyes Fakhfakh’s government team.

In a post on his Facebook page, the president of Qalb Tounes said he had declined the invitation addressed to him by PM-designate Elyes Fakhfakh to attend the meeting scheduled for 2:30 p.m. in Dar Dhiafa in Carthage. He explained the refusal by the concern to “respect the party and its activists.

“We are not concerned by the government formation and reject the approach followed in this context.

The announcement of the composition of the Fakhfakh government, initially scheduled for Friday, is expected on Saturday evening.

At the end of his meeting with the President of the Republic the day before, Elyes Fakhfakh said it was decided to postpone the announcement of the cabinet line-up for one day, in order to complete the government formation process under best conditions.

The aim was to continue consultations and to focus on certain issues related to the next government