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Tunisian Parliament Rejects Proposed Government of Habib al-Gamli

11 Jan 2020 04:01

Islam Times - Tunisia's deeply fragmented parliament on Friday rejected a proposed new government in a confidence vote, meaning a complex coalition-building process will need to restart with urgent economic reforms at stake.

Members of parliament defeated the vote for designated prime minister Habib Jemli's proposed cabinet by 134 votes to 72.

The main party to back him was the moderate Ennahda, which came first in October's parliamentary election by winning 53 of the 217 seats and then nominated him as prime minister.

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