Tunisia PM faces confidence vote amid political tensions

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed is facing lawmakers in a marathon debate ahead of a vote of confidence needed to approve the government he reshuffled a week ago seeking to end a months-long paralyzing political crisis.
The debate began Monday and was still going 12 hours later, a sign of the enmity coursing through Tunisia’s political scene.
Chahed pleaded for “political stability the nation needs to overcome difficulties,” notably economic an