Tunisia's Islamists Cede Power To Caretaker Government

Publisher:
Wochit
Publication Date:
29 January 2014
Tags:
Tunisia, Governance

Tunisia's new caretaker government formally took office on Wednesday, replacing the Islamist party which came to power after a 2011 uprising but stepped down in a deal intended to help the country embrace democracy. Former premier Ali Larayedh, an Islamist who spent years in prison under Ben Ali, formally handed over to Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa, a technocrat who asked for support to bring stability to the country that started the Arab Spring.

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