Political leaders today chose Mehdi Jomaa, the current minister of industry, to take over as prime minister and lead a caretaker government until elections next year. Jomaa, aged fifty, is an independent technocrat who joined the current government in March after a career in the private sector. Jomaa garnered nine of twenty-one potential votes, with seven … Continue reading Top News: Mehdi Jomaa chosen as Tunisia’s new caretaker prime minister