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TUNISIA: Political Negotiations

TUNISIA: Political Negotiations A new premier is to be appointed in an attempt to ease tension on the street. Tunisian party leaders met on October 28th to try to agree on a new premier in a bid to resolve a months‐long political crisis linked to rising jihadist violence (p. 19897) . The government led by the moderate Islamist Ennahda party is to be replaced as part of a roadmap aimed at breaking the political stalemate, which included the launch of a “national dialogue” on October 25th. The meeting of 21 party chiefs started in the afternoon, according to the powerful UGTT trade union, which has been mediating talks between the government and the opposition. The new prime minister will have two weeks to form a government of independents under the timetable for the talks. Local media have mooted a number of figures who could replace incumbent Prime Minister Ali Larayedh , but until now, no firm candidates have emerged. The elected Constituent National Assembly has until the end of November to draw up a new constitution, an electoral law and to form a commission to organise polls, and the body met on October 28th to discuss reforms to speed up the drafting of a new basic law. The Assembly was due to meet in plenary on October 29th to discuss the creation of an authority to organise elections. Larayedh has pledged to step down so long as the timetable is respected. “The Assembly must honour its commitments … we envisage that it will complete its task within three weeks,” Ennahda's veteran leader Rached Ghannouchi said as the talks got under way. (© AFP 28/10 2013; lapresse.tn 28/10) Resignation offer p. 19852C http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series Wiley

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© 2013 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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10.1111/j.1467-825X.2013.05371.x
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A new premier is to be appointed in an attempt to ease tension on the street. Tunisian party leaders met on October 28th to try to agree on a new premier in a bid to resolve a months‐long political crisis linked to rising jihadist violence (p. 19897) . The government led by the moderate Islamist Ennahda party is to be replaced as part of a roadmap aimed at breaking the political stalemate, which included the launch of a “national dialogue” on October 25th. The meeting of 21 party chiefs started in the afternoon, according to the powerful UGTT trade union, which has been mediating talks between the government and the opposition. The new prime minister will have two weeks to form a government of independents under the timetable for the talks. Local media have mooted a number of figures who could replace incumbent Prime Minister Ali Larayedh , but until now, no firm candidates have emerged. The elected Constituent National Assembly has until the end of November to draw up a new constitution, an electoral law and to form a commission to organise polls, and the body met on October 28th to discuss reforms to speed up the drafting of a new basic law. The Assembly was due to meet in plenary on October 29th to discuss the creation of an authority to organise elections. Larayedh has pledged to step down so long as the timetable is respected. “The Assembly must honour its commitments … we envisage that it will complete its task within three weeks,” Ennahda's veteran leader Rached Ghannouchi said as the talks got under way. (© AFP 28/10 2013; lapresse.tn 28/10) Resignation offer p. 19852C

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Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series – Wiley

Published: Nov 1, 2013

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