Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki gestures to outgoing Prime Minister Ali Larayedh (not pictured) after Larayedh's announcement of his resignation in Tunis January 9, 2014. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's new premier Mehdi Jomaa took office on Friday to lead a caretaker government until elections later this year after the ruling Islamist party's premier resigned in a deal to complete its steps to democracy.
Jomaa, a former industry minister, will head a non-partisan cabinet after compromise between the Islamists and secular opponents to end a crisis three years after Tunisia's uprising against autocrat Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali.
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