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On 5 January 2015, Essid was nominated as Prime Minister by Nidaa Tounes and asked to form a new government.[2]Initially, he formed a government composed of two political parties: Nidaa Tounes and the Free Patriotic Union. Following the announcement, all excluded political parties rejected the formation, leaving Essid short of the required 109 seats needed to obtain confidence.[citation needed]On 2 February 2015 the newly appointed prime minister announced an inclusive new coalition government whose members include representatives of the Islamist Ennahda party and the liberals of Afek Tounes.[3] On 5 February 2015, Essid's cabinet was approved by the parliament.[4] The cabinet was sworn in the following day.[5]On 26 June 2015, in the wake of the 2015 Sousse attacks, Essid promised to close 80 mosques within the week.[6][7] The tourism industry, prior to the March Bardo National Museum attack, accounted for seven percent of Tunisia’s GDP and almost 400,000 direct and indirect jobs.[8] The government also plans to crack down on financing for certain associations as a countermeasure against another attack.[9] Essid announced that:
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