Tunisia: Premier Announces More Inclusive Cabinet
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Version 0 of 1. Prime Minister Habib Essid presented his second government in two weeks on Monday, this time including more parties and a position for Islamists. The cabinet he proposed on Jan. 23 consisted of just two parties and did not survive a no-confidence vote. It has now been expanded to involve five parties, including one post — that of employment minister — for the powerful Islamist party, Ennahda. Mr. Essid’s Nida Tunis party won the most seats in October’s election but still needed to form a coalition. The government faces a confidence vote in Parliament on Wednesday, which it is expected to pass. |