Vote of no confidence in Tunisia premier Habib Essid

Tunisia’s parliament has effectively disbanded the government of US-trained agricultural economist Habib Essid after passing a vote of no confidence in the prime minister.

The no-confidence motion was passed by 118 votes, easily crossing the country’s 109-vote threshold after a debate that stretched late into the night.

Although the result was expected the vote was a mark of the instability which has bedevilled the country since it kicked off a wave of pro-democracy rebellions across the Arab world in 2011. Mr Essid had faced criticism from across Tunisia’s political spectrum.