Tunisia parliament votes to sack PM Habib Essid

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Image caption The government of PM Habib Essid is now expected to resign

Tunisia"s parliament has passed a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Habib Essid, effectively dismissing the government of the US-trained economist.

A total of 188 MPs voted to sack Mr Essid, with only three supporting him.

Mr Essid, who has been in office less than two years, has faced criticism for what his opponents say is his failure to push through economic reforms.

President Beji Caid Essebsi last month called for a national unity government to break months of economic turmoil.

Unemployment has worsened since the 2011 revolution, when President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali was ousted. More than a third of young people in Tunisia are without work.

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Image caption More than a third of young people in Tunisia are without work

Tunisia"s uprising was the first of the Arab Spring, and often hailed as the most successful with the country now functioning as a parliamentary democracy.

But correspondents say the authorities have failed to resolve the problems of social exclusion and poverty, and face a growing jihadist threat.

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