Ennahdha’s proposal for consensus among political actors and social stakeholders to agree a candidate for the presidential post has stirred debate in Tunisia, especially after a calendar was agreed for the elections (legislative on 26 October, and presidential on 26 November). While its partners in the Troika and other political parties such the Republican Party considered the proposal undemocratic, some figures considered it just another manoeuvre on the part of Ghannouchi to weaken Nida Tounes. The latter is going through internal power struggles after the party announced that Beji Caid Essebsi is the party’s candidate for the presidential elections. Ghannouchi’s announcement that Ennahdha would be open to supporting Caid Sebsi if that is the result of a large national consensus caused unease even among Essebsi’s supporters. One opinion piece considered a deal with Ennadhad amounts to a deal with the devil: “C’est pourquoi il faut que BCE (Beji Caid Essebsi) soit clair là-dessus aussi: pactisera-t-il, oui ou non avec le diable Ghannouchi?”
http://www.kapitalis.com/tribune/22927-tunisie-tribune-nida-tounes-ne-doit-pas-pactiser-avec-les-islamistes.html
