First democratic transfer of power from one government to next has begun as Tunisia PM resigns

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Tunisia Islamist PM steps down amid mounting unrest

AFP – Tunisia’s Islamist Prime Minister Ali Larayedh resigned on Thursday as part of a plan to end months of political deadlock which has fuelled mounting social unrest. His resignation sees the departure of Tunisia’s first democratically elected government.

Tunisia’s Jomaa, technocrat PM tasked with ending crisis

AFP – Tunisian premier-designate Mehdi Jomaa, tasked with forming an interim government of technocrats and overseeing fresh elections, is a political newcomer who faces mounting social grievances and the persistent threat of Islamist violence.