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| Tunisia interim leaders quit former ruling party |
| 2011-01-21 |
| [Maghrebia] In response to protests against the presence of Constitutional Democratic Rally (RCD) members in the new Tunisian government, Interim President Fouad Mebazaa and Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi resigned from the party on Tuesday (January 18th). The move followed the resignation earlier Tuesday of four ministers named to the new cabinet: Health Minister Mustapha Ben Jaafar, Junior Transportation Minister Anouar Ben Gueddour, Labour Minister Houcine Dimassi and minister without portfolio Abdeljelil Bedoui. Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) leader and new Regional Development Minister Ahmed Nejib Chebbi said that the national unity government would hold its first cabinet meeting on Thursday. |
| Posted by:Fred |