Tunisia’s Ennahda faces critical choices as it seeks to form new government
Ennahda is still grappling with how, and if, to form a parliamentary coalition in Tunisia.
Tunisia’s Independent High Authority for Elections announced the formal results of the Oct. 6 parliamentary elections today, with the conservative Ennahda or “Renaissance” party confirmed as the winner of the most seats, with 52 in the 217-member legislative body.
All eyes are now turned to Rachid Ghannouchi, the 78-year-old leader of Ennahda.
Will Ghannouchi continue on a path of compromise and pragmatism, or will he insist on the premiership for his party and perhaps, some speculate, even for himself. Is there finally room to strike a balance between the two?
The course he and his lieutenants chart is poised to have a profound impact on the country’s future and on the decidedly spotty legacy of Islam-inspired political parties across the Muslim world.
