Editorial: Mr. Essid hailed the no-confidence vote against him for “consecrating Tunisia’s nascent democracy.” He received a standing ovation as he stepped down, and Tunisia once again demonstrated its political promise in a region full of military dictatorships, Islamist theocracies and failed states. – Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
Tunisia's President Beji Caid Essebsi has proposed a junior minister who is a family member as his candidate to replace sacked Prime Minister Habib Essid, politicians said on Tuesday, drawing accusations of nepotism from the opposition. - Reuters Editorial: Mr. Essid hailed the no-confidence vote against him for “consecrating Tunisia’s nascent democracy.” He received a standing ovation as he stepped down, and Tunisia once again demonstrated its political promise in a region full of military dictatorships, Islamist theocracies and failed states. – Wall Street Journal (subscription required) Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi nominated Minister of Local Affairs Youssef Al-Shahed to succeed Prime Minister Habib Essid, who was ousted last weekend in a vote of no confidence; Shahed, who belongs to Essebsi’s Nidaa Tounes party, now has one month to form a governing coalition and cabinet.
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Dennis Ross and Andrew Tabler write: Mr. Obama and Mr. Kerry have long said there is no military solution to the Syrian conflict. Unfortunately, Russia and Iran seem to think there is — or at least that no acceptable political outcome is possible without diminishing the rebels and strengthening the Syrian government. It is time for the United States to speak the language that Mr. Assad and Mr. Putin understand. – New York Times
Tunisia’s parliament passed a vote of no confidence against Prime Minister Habib Essid on Saturday, effectively disbanding the government of the agricultural economist who studied in Minnesota. – Associated Press Rached Ghannouchi writes: Tunisia’s political environment is different from that in the rest of the region….The more complicated a country’s internal situation, the higher the price of change will be and the longer it will take. But change is coming, whether as a result of civil war, peaceful revolution, or gradual reform. And when it comes, Tunisia—and Ennahda—will hopefully serve as a valuable model – Foreign Affairs
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