Tunisian PM replaces 12 ministers, holds his post

Prime Minister of Tunisia Mohamed Ghannouchi has appointed 12 new ministers in an interim government, none from the ruling party.

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Friday, 28.01.2011.

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Prime Minister of Tunisia Mohamed Ghannouchi has appointed 12 new ministers in an interim government, none from the ruling party. Their presence in the government initiated several-days long street protests in the country. Tunisian PM replaces 12 ministers, holds his post However, Ghannouchi will stay on in the new Cabinet, despite demonstrators' calls for his ouster. he naming of independent ministers to the interior, foreign and defense Cabinet posts appeared to be a bid to calm the demonstrations that have wracked Tunisia since January 14 by citizens angry over the continued presence of ministers from the former ruling RCD party of ex-dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the AP reported. The purge is unlikely to fully quell protests in Tunisia, some of which are spontaneous and others more organized.

Tunisian PM replaces 12 ministers, holds his post

However, Ghannouchi will stay on in the new Cabinet, despite demonstrators' calls for his ouster.

he naming of independent ministers to the interior, foreign and defense Cabinet posts appeared to be a bid to calm the demonstrations that have wracked Tunisia since January 14 by citizens angry over the continued presence of ministers from the former ruling RCD party of ex-dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the AP reported.

The purge is unlikely to fully quell protests in Tunisia, some of which are spontaneous and others more organized.

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