Tunisia: Al-Mashichi distances himself from Ennahda and aligns itself with the will of the people

Hisham Al-Mashishi, on the evening of Monday, July 26, 2021, published a press statement to comment on his dismissal from the prime ministership by President Saeed, in which he said, “to avoid more tensions in the country, at a time when all his forces need to be united and in order not to complicate the situation”, he decided to transfer responsibility To the person appointed by the head of state to lead the government.

Hisham al-Mashishi, in his press release, decided, unlike the Islamist Ennahda party, not to hold onto his position or any other of his responsibilities: “For the safety of all Tunisians, I support the people and their rights, as I have always done.he wrote.

«I have been honored to serve Tunisia from many positions and I will remain true to my obligations regardless of my position. I assumed my responsibilities as head of government as the country was going through one of the most difficult periods in its history.”He added, citing the economic and social crisis in particular, by attributing this failure, when he took office, to the policies that followed each other.

This crisis, exacerbated by the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, has left my team and I facing difficult choices related to protecting the health and livelihood of citizens. What prompted us to make unpopular but necessary decisions”Mishchi adds, emphasizing that he also understands what Tunisians feel, especially the feeling of despair, because they waited so long and in vain for the situation to improve: This caused mistrust in the political class and in the various governments that succeeded».

Finally, the dismissed head of government said he did not want to be “A subversive element or part of a problem that will complicate the situation in TunisiaAnd he decided to hand over the responsibility to whoever is appointed by the President of the Republic to run the government: “I support myself, as I have always done, on the side of our people and their rights.”

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