{"id":24680,"date":"2020-07-16T14:24:17","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T14:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=24680"},"modified":"2020-07-16T14:24:26","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T14:24:26","slug":"tunisian-pm-resigns-amid-alleged-financial-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=24680","title":{"rendered":"Tunisian PM resigns amid alleged financial scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Prime Minister of Tunisia, Elyes el-Fakhfakh has resigned from his position days after intense pressure on him from members of parliament over a brewing alleged financial scandal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elyes who lasted less than six months as\u00a0prime minister<\/a>\u00a0making his tenure the shortest time in office for a Tunisian government, is accused of maintaining shares in private companies that won state contracts amounting to $15m (\u00a312m).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The presidency\u2019s office confirmed that the head of government submitted his resignation on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Fakhfakh\u2019s resignation also came after rifts in parliament, led by the moderate Islamist party Ennahda, and threats by lawmakers to withdraw confidence in his government over alleged conflict of interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A statement<\/a> from the prime minister\u2019s office described the resignation as serving the national interests of the country and one that offers the president a new way out of the crisis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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