Tunisia's Islamist prime minister said on Saturday he will resign if his proposal to appoint a nonpolitical Cabinet by mid-week is rejected, AP reported. Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali called for that change on Wednesday after Tunisia was thrown into a crisis when a prominent opposition politician was shot and killed in Tunis, touching off violent protests. Jebali's moderate Islamist Ennahda party has already rejected his proposal. But he didn't flinch, saying in an interview with the France-24 TV channel that to change the situation government ministers must be replaced by ones without a political affiliation, notably technocrats. "I feel obliged to save my country," he said, adding that Tunisia risks a "swing into chaos." If his new team is accepted, "I will continue to assume my role," Jebali said. If not, he will withdraw from the government.
