Islamist Hamadi Jebali to become Tunisia’s new PM: reports
A supporter of Tunisia’s Islamist Ennahda party touches the national flag on October 26, 2011 at the movement headquarters in Tunis.
Islamist Hamadi Jebali, a senior official from Tunisia's Ennahda party, has reportedly been named as the country's new prime minister in a coalition deal between the three main parties.
The post of president will go to opposition politician Moncef Marzouki, from the Congress for the Republic party, while the third member of the coalition, Ettakatol, will choose the speaker of the constitutional assembly.
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News of the deal, which has not been officially announced, was reported across various news sites, and attributed to government sources.
The Islamist Ennahda party won the largest share of the vote in October's historic democratic elections poll, which were held nine months after the toppling of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Agence France Presse reported.
Ennahda took 89 seats, while the Congress for the Republic took 29 seats, and center-right party Ettakatol won 21 seats.
The caretaker government is tasked with overseeing Tunisia until a general election is held, once the 217-strong constituent assembly drafts a new constitution, the BBC reported.
The reported deal will require the approval of the constitutional assembly, which will hold its first meeting on Tuesday.
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