Tunisia's democracy will be preserved 'whatever the cost' - PM

By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's prime minister said on Saturday that the country's young democracy would be preserved "whatever the cost" following four days of violent job protests and riots, and that it would take time to respond to young people's economic demands. The demonstrations that began in the impoverished town of Kasserine on Tuesday and spread across the country are the most serious since the 2011 uprising that toppled autocrat Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Tunisia has been hel