New Electoral Law Changes Political Scene in Tunisia - Asharq Al-awsat English

Tunisia’s Ennahda Movement presented a new bill to the parliament to amend the electoral law, stating that parties need to win five percent of votes to reach the parliament. This would exclude many small political parties, rearrange the parties’ representations and reduce the number of its deputies to record levels.

This bill was submitted while waiting for the country’s parties to endorse the government program and commit to supporting it before being passed to gain confidence.

According to observers, Ennahda is preparing through its proposed amendment to hold early parliamentary elections. It has already announced that it's setting the stage for it if the government fails to gain the parliament’s confidence.

Chairman of Ennahda Movement's Shura Council Abdelkarim Harouni said in a press conference held last week that it was not possible to redo parliamentary elections in the country under the same electoral law, which allows parties that receive only three percent of the votes to enter parliament.

In June, MPs approved a draft law to complete and revise the electoral law, which requires the adoption of a threshold of five percent of votes to enter parliament.

They later submitted it for late President Beji Caid Essebsi to sign it, but he refused to do so.

In this context, Parliament Speaker Rached Ghannouchi, who also chairs Ennahda Movement, has demanded during his meetings with President Kais Saied to sign the amended bill.

“The current electoral system, the dispersion and a large number of independent electoral lists have all led to a parliament that is difficult to create a political belt capable of passing the government and defending it in case of major differences in opinions and positions,” he stressed.

For its part, Ennahda Movement will benefit the most if the amendment was approved, since the number of its deputies will rise from 52 to 82, winning 30 additional parliamentary seats.

Qalb Tounes (Heart of Tunisia) party will also gain 14 new parliamentary seats, raising from 38 to 52.

As for Ennahda’s main rivals, the results will be different, the number of deputies of the Democratic Current party will decline from 22 to 16, while the People Popular Movement will lose four of its deputies.

Long Live Tounes (Tahya Tounes) parliamentary seats will also be affected and will decline from the 14 to 7.

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