Tunisia Appeals for Support in Last Steps Towards Democracy

Tunisia's new Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa on Tuesday appealed to the international community for financial support to help the North African country take the last steps in its transition to a full democracy. Three years after the uprising against autocrat Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali inspired similar revolts across the region, Tunisia on Monday adopted a new constitution. The country's ruling Islamists and secular opposition have set aside their differences to allow Jomaa's...

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