Tunisia in Crisis as Party Rejects PM's Call to Dissolve Government

February 07, 2013 from Al Jazeera English

The Tunisian crisis sparked by the killing of a secular opposition leader deepened as the ruling Ennahda party rejected its own prime minister's plan to dissolve the government and call new elections. Protests are swelling and unions plan a general strike tomorrow -- the country's first since 1978.

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Tunisia

突尼斯共和国位于北非、隶属于马格里布地区，东北部紧邻地中海。突尼斯有两个邻国，分别为西方的阿尔及利亚与东南方的利比亚。突尼斯因其坐落于国家北方的首都突尼斯市而得名。 2011年年初茉莉花革命爆发，最后成功推翻本·阿里的政权，并且在阿拉伯世界引起广大的回响。 Explore this topic

Ennahda

The Ennahda Movement, also known as Renaissance Party or simply Ennahda, is a moderate Islamist political party in Tunisia. On 1 March 2011, after the government of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali collapsed in the wake of the 2011 Tunisian revolution, Tunisia's interim government gran... Explore this topic

Hamadi Jebali

Hamadi Jebali is a Tunisian engineer, Islamist politician and journalist who was Prime Minister of Tunisia from December 2011 to March 2013. He is the Secretary-General of the Ennahda Movement, a moderate Islamist party in Tunisia. Explore this topic

Prime Minister of Tunisia

This page lists the holders of the office of Prime Minister of Tunisia. The office was created in May 1922. Mustapha Dinguizli was thus Tunisia's first Prime Minister in the modern sense. Prior to that, Tunisia had traditional Muslim-style viziers. Ali Laarayedh, in office sin... Explore this topic

Politics of Tunisia

The politics of Tunisia function within a framework of a democratic constitutional republic, with a President serving as head of state, Prime Minister as head of government, a bicameral legislature and a court system influenced by French civil law. Between 1956 and 2011, Tunis... Explore this topic

Tunisian revolution

The Tunisian Revolution was an intensive campaign of civil resistance, including a series of street demonstrations taking place in Tunisia. The events began on 18 December 2010 and led to the ousting of longtime President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011 eventually, lea... Explore this topic

Tunis

Tunis je hlavné mesto Tuniska. Mesto má 728 453 obyvateľov. Explore this topic

Moncef Marzouki

Moncef Marzouki is the interim President of Tunisia. Through his career he has been a human rights activist, physician and politician. On 12 December 2011, he was elected President of Tunisia by the Constituent Assembly. Explore this topic

General strike

A general strike is a strike action in which a substantial proportion of the total labour force in a city, region, or country participates. General strikes are characterized by the participation of workers in a multitude of workplaces, and tend to involve entire communities. G... Explore this topic

Technocracy

Technocracy is a form of government in which experts in technology would be in control of all decision making. Scientists, engineers and technologists who have knowledge, expertise or skills would compose the governing body, instead of politicians, businessmen and economists. ... Explore this topic

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