The new Prime Minister of Tunisia, Beji Caid Essebsi, announced Friday, March 4, forming a new government within two days. He said that the priority of his government's action would be to restore security to revive the economy. A month and a half after the flight to Saudi Arabia of former President Zine El-Ali AbidineBen 14 January under pressure from the street, Mr.
Essebsi was appointed Feb. 27 by Fouad Mebazaa, interim president to replace Mohamed Ghannouchi to head the government. Beji Caid Essebsi has also accused the ousted president of high treason, a crime punishable by death. Twelve political parties were legalized in Tunisia since the fall of President Ben Ali, bringing their current number to 21, said the interior ministry said in a statement released Friday by the local media.
Eight parties or movements, which Ennahda (Islamist), in addition to four other courses that had received the green light from the interior ministry in the early days that followed the leak of Ben Ali. The nine other parties were permitted or tolerated under his reign. The Democratic Constitutional Rally (RCD) party presidential, was suspended Feb.
6 and is being prosecuted at the initiative of transitional authorities for its dissolution. Elections are scheduled for July 24 to form a Constituent Assembly that will draft a new constitution and end the current transition period. The powerful trade union federation Tunisian General Union of Tunisian Workers, welcomed Friday the announcement.
The union announced its "participation" in developing an interim electoral code for the election of the Constituent Assembly "to break with the past disgusting" Ben Ali era, the statement said. 
Essebsi was appointed Feb. 27 by Fouad Mebazaa, interim president to replace Mohamed Ghannouchi to head the government. Beji Caid Essebsi has also accused the ousted president of high treason, a crime punishable by death. Twelve political parties were legalized in Tunisia since the fall of President Ben Ali, bringing their current number to 21, said the interior ministry said in a statement released Friday by the local media.
Eight parties or movements, which Ennahda (Islamist), in addition to four other courses that had received the green light from the interior ministry in the early days that followed the leak of Ben Ali. The nine other parties were permitted or tolerated under his reign. The Democratic Constitutional Rally (RCD) party presidential, was suspended Feb.
6 and is being prosecuted at the initiative of transitional authorities for its dissolution. Elections are scheduled for July 24 to form a Constituent Assembly that will draft a new constitution and end the current transition period. The powerful trade union federation Tunisian General Union of Tunisian Workers, welcomed Friday the announcement.
The union announced its "participation" in developing an interim electoral code for the election of the Constituent Assembly "to break with the past disgusting" Ben Ali era, the statement said.
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