Political turmoil in Tunisia: Largest union agrees to hold general strikes on Friday
Meanwhile, lawyers, judges and some teachers began a two day strike, as the influential UGTT trade union called for a general strike on Friday. The French embassy in Tunis also announced that its schools in the city would be closed on Friday and Saturday.
A growing confrontation between hard-liners and moderates within the ruling party. Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali, a leading member of the Islamist Ennahda party, said in a televised address late on Wednesday that he would form a new non-political administration ahead of fresh elections. He did not say when these elections would take place.
By Alexander TURNBULL reporting from Tunis
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