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                      Tunisian PM Announces New Government

   by VOA News

   Tunisia's prime minister designate has unveiled a new Islamist-led
   coalition government following last-minute talks aimed at averting a
   major political crisis.
   The deal, reached Friday just hours before a midnight deadline,
   includes independent politicians taking up the posts of the interior,
   foreign, defense and justice ministries.
   The appointments reflect a key concession by the outgoing ruling
   Ennahda party to calm political tensions.
   The prime minister designate, Ali Larayedh, said the new team will
   serve only until an election is held by the end of 2013.
   Larayedh replaced Hamadi Jebali, who resigned after secular opposition
   politician Chokri Belaid was gunned down outside his home in Tunis in
   February. His death touched off anti-government riots around the
   country, creating a political crisis in the country.
   Former ambassador to the United Nations and Jordan, Othman Jarandi, was
   named as foreign minister. Nadhir Ben Ammou, a former judge, was chosen
   as minister of justice, while university professor Rachid Sabbagh will
   head the Defense Ministry. Lotfi Ben Jedou, a former prosecutor, was
   selected as interior minister.
   The remaining posts have been divided among members from the Islamist
   Ennahda party, the center-left Ettakatol and the secular Congress for
   the Republic.
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