Published on 22 Nov 2011 by Euronews - Tunisia has entered a new era with the opening of a democratically elected constituent assembly, ten months after the ousting of President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali.
The body's 217 members will tasked with drafting a new constitution. It is dominated by the Islamist party Ennahda, whose secretary general Hamadi Jebali will be prime minister.
Its two junior coalition partners take the posts of Assembly Speaker and the largely ceremonial role of President.
