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Tunisia's rocky road from revolution to democracy

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Prime Minister of Tunisia, Elyes Fakhfakh resigned after the biggest party in his coalition began pushing for a vote of no confidence in the government. As quoted by Reuters (16/7), President of Tunisia, Kais Saied asked him to step down as momentum grew in parliament to oust the prime minister over an alleged conflict of interest, political sources told Reuters. Although Tunisia has managed to move peacefully to democracy after throwing off autocratic rule in the uprising of 2011 that sparked the Arab Spring revolts, successive governments have failed to tackle social hardship and unemployment//Reuters

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