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TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia’s prime minister pledged Friday to quit politics after elections that he says will be held as soon as possible, amid protests by citizens still angry at officials linked to their deposed president’s regime.
Mohamed Ghannouchi said in an interview on Tunisian television Friday that he will leave power after a transition phase leading to legislative and presidential elections “in the shortest possible time frame.”
Also Friday, Tunisians began three days of mourning, lowering flags and broadcasting recitations of the Koran to mourn dozens who died in protests that drove their autocratic leader from power.
The Associated Press
