Ghannouchi’s plans to use World Bank to pressure Tunisia
The Tunisian Ennahdha movement, the arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, aims to take advantage of any chance to return to political life and the scene again after they were deposed by Tunisian President Kais Saied, popular support for his decision, and the Tunisian street’s refusal to allow them to return.
In light of the Tunisian President’s attempt to emerge from the current worsening economic crisis through the use of the International Monetary Fund, the Group aims to spoil these attempts and use the Fund to pressure the Tunisian administration to bring them back to power.
This month, Tunisia will receive an IMF delegation to discuss new financial aid programs, and IMF experts are seeking to negotiate with Tunisia an understanding of the Fund’s reform policies.
Tunisia crisis
Experts say the group is not content with the painful economic reality it imposed on the people as a result of its political adolescence during the 10 years of their corrupt rule.
The experts continued: The group has spoiled all avenues of economic reform, pushing the country into the unknown and pushing it away from politically and economically stable safe havens.
The visit of the delegation of the International Monetary Fund to Tunisia coincides with the World Credit Rating Agency’s downgrading of Tunisia’s sovereign rating from b- to cc according to the Tunisian media.
Anti-brotherhood alliance
Analysts say that Tunisia’s successful conclusion of a deal with the International Monetary Fund could strengthen the Tunisian presidency’s grip and advance in the country, and increase the siege on the Brotherhood.
Informed Tunisian sources confirmed that the Tunisian government is determined to complete negotiations with the fund.
It added: The Fund is the last chance for Tunisia to get out of its financial crisis, especially after the global economic crisis and the decline of the Tunisian dinar against the US dollar significantly.
The sources continued: that concerns lie in the bad history of the Tunis negotiations and the IMF after what the group did in 2013.
Observers believe that the Brotherhood’s breach of its 2013 reform program will not make the task of the current government simple.
Observers continued: The group was not satisfied with what happened in 2013. It reconstituted in 2016 and has already received the loan, but has not adhered to the reform program – posing huge challenges to the negotiations.
Brotherhood plan
Experts confirmed that the Muslim Brotherhood, through Ennahdha and its affiliated tools in Tunisian labor institutions, will seek to interfere in these negotiations.
The Brotherhood will try to spoil the new Tunisian government’s attempts to abide by any commitments imposed by the International Monetary Fund, exploit the international institution to return to power, and make the world believe that it is the best to fulfill these commitments and work to get Tunisia out of its crisis.
