FILE PHOTO: Tunisia's Prime Minister Youssef Chahed attends the international forum on public-private partnerships in Tunis, Tunisia, September 18, 2018. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi/File Photo
TUNIS (Reuters) - Efforts to rescue Tunisia's ailing economy face the prospect of fresh turmoil after the president declared his alliance with moderate Islamists at an end, deepening divisions in a fragile coalition managing the country's transition from autocracy.
Political analysts say Monday evening's announcement by President Beji Caid Essebsi could make it difficult for the government to enact tough economic reforms sought by international lenders.
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