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Tunisian PM designate: We are running out of time

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Prime Minister designate Habib Essid seems convinced that the newly formed cabinet will get the vote of confidence from the parliament as he signaled that “we have no more time to lose, we are in a race against the clock.” The Ennahda Islamist party has finally joined the cabinet where it is holding a ministerial […]
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Tunisia: Essid nominated as Prime Minister, critics fear mounts

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President Beji Caid Essebsi has tasked Habib Essid to form a government that would administer the affairs of the state for the next five years. He should form a government within a month and seek the parliament’s approval. The leftist Popular Front is not pleased with the nomination. 65 year old Essid is an agricultural […]
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Tunisia: Essebsi resigns from party, Algeria high on diplomatic agenda

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President Essebsi is getting ready to serve as the country’s next president by resigning from the party that he has formed after the 2011 elections. He believes that continuing to be a member of the Nida Touness party will affect his duties as the president of all Tunisians. Discussions to form a government will soon […]