Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali announced on Saturday that the key ministries held by fellow Islamists would be assigned to independents in his planned new government of non-partisan technocrats.
“All the ministries will be independent, including the interior, justice and foreign affairs ministries,” Jebali told France 24, when asked by the satellite news channel about the plan which his Ennahda party opposes.
In an earlier statement to the media, Jebali said he had asked political parties for suggestions regarding his the new Cabinet line-up, saying he “will not accept any condition from any party,” the state news agency TPA reported. [AL ARABIYA NEWS] Read more
