Tunisia names new government, avoids risk of early election

FILE PHOTO: Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh leaves for a meeting with Tunisian President Kais Saied (not pictured) in Tunis, Tunisia February 15, 2020. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia’s designated Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh‮ ‬on Wednesday named a new coalition government‮ ‬after reaching an agreement with Ennahda moderate Islamist Party, the biggest power in Parliament, ending an ongoing political crisis of four months.

With this agreement, the proposed government will likely win a confidence vote in Parliament in coming days and the country will avoid an early election.