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Tunisia's Ennahda names ex-Interior Minister Larayedh for PM

Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation - Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:23 AM
Author: Reuters
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TUNIS, Feb 22 (Reuters) - The leader of Tunisia's main Islamist Ennahda party said on Friday it had chosen former Interior Minister Ali Larayedh as its nominee for prime minister to succeed Hamadi Jebali.

Rached Ghannouchi said on his Facebook page that Larayedh was the party's candidate. A senior Ennahda official confirmed this. (Reporting By Tarek Amara)

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