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Tunisian interim government announces Constituent Council elections for July 24

2011-03-05 00:46:27 GMT+7 (ICT)

TUNIS, TUNISIA (BNO NEWS) -- The Tunisian interim government on Friday announced that the elections for the National Constituent Assembly will be held on July 24, the state-run TAP news agency reported.

Interim President Foued Mebazaa made the announcement and added that the North African country is entering a new period in its history. Mebazaa reassured that he will continue in his role as interim leader until the Constituent Council elections are held.

Initially, Mebazaa was appointed as leader of the caretaker government until March 15. However, Mebazaa said that he decided to continue at the helm 'to protect continuity and durability of the state'.

The Tunisian caretaker government has been under the spotlight as three ministers and the Prime Minister resigned last week. On Sunday, PM Mohamed Ghannouchi resigned from the government after saying that a 'conspiracy' was being hatched against the Revolution.

Two days later, Industry and Technology Minister Afif Chelbi, Regional and Local Development Minister Ahmed Néjib Chebbi, and Higher Education and Scientific Research Minister Ahmed Ibrahim left the caretaker government as well.

Mebazaa appointed Beji Caid Essebsi as the new Prime Minister. On Friday, Essebsi announced that he will appoint the new ministers in the coming days. The PM said that he intends to restore order to a government that has fallen to 'inadmissible levels'.

The upcoming Constituent Council elections will witness the establishment of a special electoral system in Tunisia. Mebazaa said that the system is being designed by the Commission for the Achievement of the Objectives of the Revolution and Democratic Transition.

"The implementation of this system will finalize the work for the next period, with a view to meeting the expectations of the Tunisian people, and remaining faithful to the memory of the brave martyrs, which would reverberate across the world the authentic image of the Tunisian Revolution, and grant it its higher place in human civilization," said the interim leader.

To this end, the Interior Ministry announced on Friday that eight new political parties were granted licenses. In this way, the authorized political parties in Tunisia reached 21; twelve of them approved this year.

In January, former President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali was ousted after weeks of violent protests over economic issues. The interim leadership announced the formation of new government of national unity that included members of the opposition and led by Ghannouchi.

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