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Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh on Wednesday resigned from his post, the government said in a statement, after a row with the Islamist Ennahda Party.
Fakhfakh handed his resignation to Tunisian President Kais Saied “in order to pave the way to get out of the crisis and avert further difficulties for the country,” the statement said.
He warned all those who attempt to harm the security and interests of the country, saying he will continue to fully shoulder his responsibilities.
Earlier in the day, the Islamist Ennahda movement, which came top in the October parliamentary elections, presented a motion of no-confidence in Fakhfakh due to an alleged conflict of interest.
On January 20, Fakhfakh, who was at that time the finance and tourism minister, was tasked by the president with forming a government. The parliament approved his government on February 27.
The president must now nominate a replacement to start consultations to form a new government. Tunisia was the birthplace of the Arab Spring in 2011.
Despite democratic reforms being introduced since then, the country is still struggling with great economic difficulties and civil unrest.
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