Thursday, January 20, 2011

Tunisian government faces first resignations

The new coalition Government of Tunisia faced his first problem, when four ministers resigned and opposition party threatened to quit, undermining efforts to restore stability. Three ministers, opposition, they made their decision at the behest of the influential trade union UGTT, who decided not to recognize the new government, announced one of them, Husin DiMasi, fugitive head of the ministry of Labour.

Another formation, the Democratic Forum for Labour and Liberties (FDLT) suspended its participation in government, leading to one of their leaders to refrain from being sworn in as Minister of Health. Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi, included opposition leaders in the coalition on Monday, after President Zine al Abidine Ben Ali fled to Saudi Arabia after weeks of street protests.

But key figures of the old guard held their posts, angering many nominees of the opposition and street protesters, who saw the decision as a ploy to deny them the fruits of "Jasmine Revolution". In an attempt to end the dispute, Ghannouchi and acting President Feud Mebaza, quit the party, the Democratic Constitutional Rally (RCD), which has long been the vehicle of Ben Ali's authoritarian government.

For one of the new rebel ministers, Mustafa Ben Jaafar, this measure may be enough to tempt him to return and attend today's first cabinet meeting, said a source.

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