Essid, who’d been in power for a year and a half, was expected the result after several ruling coalition MPs withdrew their support.

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Habib Essid ’s the sixth prime minister to fall since the 2011 Arab Spring brought democracy to Tunisia.

Negotiations to find his replacement start today.

Corruption, security, unemployment and growth are the yardstick he will be measured on.

Tunisia’s vital tourism industry been by lacerated

by two high-profile attacks in Tunisia, killing 59 foreign tourists last year.

The country has been in a state of emergency since November 2015, when a suicide bombing  claimed by ISIL, killed 12 presidential guards in central Tunis.

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As rotating head of that group, Australia believes the security challenges raise the price of failing to meet economic targets.

Heather Smith is Australia’s Sherpa on the G20. That means she drives her country’s work with the group born six years ago during the Asian financial crisis and forged two years later in the world economic meltdown.

Pretoria’s the African member on the G20 and Smith has come for consultations ahead of the summit Australia’s hosting later this year.

Smith says the G20 won’t follow the G7 in suspending Russia because of the Ukraine crisis.

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Smith says the G20’s strength is its diversity

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