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| Tunisia parties in final talks to choose new PM |
| 2013-12-15 |
| [Al Ahram] Tunisia's political parties were holding final talks Saturday to choose an interim premier to end the country's political crisis, said the powerful UGTT union, which has been acting as mediator. The negotiations come a day after a candidate agreed on by the Islamist-led government and the mostly secular opposition, 92-year-old Mustapha Filali, ruled himself out due to his age. Mediators in the crisis, which was sparked by the liquidation of opposition MP Mohammed Brahmi by suspected jihadists in July, had originally given parties until 1100 GMT Saturday to make another choice, threatening to announce the talks' failure. |
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