Friday, February 06, 2015

TUNISIA: Lawmakers Approve Groundbreaking Coalition Gov't After First Free Election

[world politics news]


Parliament has approved a coalition government led by the secular Nidaa Tounes Party and including its Islamist rivals, following landmark free elections last year. Of 204 MPs attending, 166 voted in favor, 30 against and eight abstained, after PM Habib Essid withdrew an earlier list that excluded moderate Islamists Ennahda.

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