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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There has, however, been no claim of responsibility for the worst terror attack the north African country has seen.

Tunisian prime minister Habib Essid says his intelligence had flagged Yaasin Labidi who died along with Hatem Kachnaoui after firing on tourists leaving this busses yesterday to visit the Bardo Museum.

Essid says the attack was clearly aimed at Tunisia’s tourism industry.

He says Tunisia’s being assisted internationally in learning more about the attackers.

Police are hunting for three other terrorists believed to to have fled the scene.

On social media, Islamic State aligned groups have praised the attacks.

Two cruise ships whose passengers had been among the victims pulled out of the port of Tunis early today without 21 of the passengers that were aboard when they entered.

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