Tunisia’s youth seek role in forming new government

After parliament recently rejected Tunisia’s first effort at forming a new government since the September election, the president has apparently responded to young people's demand to have a political voice.
Tunisia's prime minister-designate Elyes Fakhfakh (front), tasked with forming a government, leaves his office in the capital Tunis on January 21, 2019. (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP) (Photo by FETHI BELAID/AFP via Getty Images)
Tunisia's Prime Minister-designate Elyes Fakhfakh (front), tasked with forming a government, leaves his office, Tunis, Tunisia, Jan. 21, 2019. - FETHI BELAID/AFP via Getty Images
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TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisian President Kais Saied has tasked Elyes Fakhfakh, a former minister of both tourism and finance, with forming the country’s next government. Saied's nomination of Fakhfakh for prime minister seems to be a response to the calls of young Tunisians. 

This came after the Tunisian parliament rejected Jan. 10 a government proposed by Habib Jemli, who had been nominated for this task by the Islamist Ennahda party. Jemli’s proposed government did not get the required votes of confidence, set at 109 in the 217-seat parliament, which gave Saied the opportunity to designate Fakhfakh.

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