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Tunisia's prime minister presents new government with more support, includes Islamist minister

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    New Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid presents his second government to the medias, Monday, Feb.2, 2015 in Tunis. Essid from the nationalist Nida Tunis party that won the most seats in October's election named a new Cabinet on Monday that included a single minister from the powerful Islamist Ennahda Party, Ziad Ladhari as minister of employment. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi) (The Associated Press)

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    New Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid smiles after presenting his second government to the medias, Monday, Feb.2, 2015 in Tunis. Essid from the nationalist Nida Tunis party that won the most seats in October's election named a new Cabinet on Monday that included a single minister from the powerful Islamist Ennahda Party, Ziad Ladhari as minister of employment. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi) (The Associated Press)

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    New Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid looks on after presenting his second government to the medias, Monday, Feb.2, 2015 in Tunis. Essid from the nationalist Nida Tunis party that won the most seats in October's election named a new Cabinet on Monday that included a single minister from the powerful Islamist Ennahda Party, Ziad Ladhari as minister of employment. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi) (The Associated Press)

TUNIS, Tunisia – Tunisia's prime minister has presented his second government in as many weeks, this time including more parties and a token position for the country's Islamists.

Habib Essid from the nationalist Nida Tunis party that won the most seats in October's election named a new Cabinet on Monday that included a single minister from the powerful Islamist Ennahda Party — Ziad Ladhari as minister of employment.

The first government Essid proposed on Jan. 23 included only one other party and didn't have enough seats in parliament to survive a no-confidence vote.

The new Cabinet also gives three positions to the Afek Tounes.

Tunisia's completed their closely watched democratic transition with elections late last year which were dominated by a nationalist party that now must form a coalition government.