(CNN) Tunisia's Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh handed his resignation to the country's president on Wednesday, amid a brewing political crisis. Fakhfakh was appointed prime minister by President Kais Saied in January following general elections last year that ended with no clear winner and a fractured parliament. Fakhfakh's resignation came as a campaign to oust him in a vote of no confidence gathered momentum . The moderate Islamist opposition party, Ennahda, said i n a statement on Facebook on Wednesday it had introduced the no-confidence motion to parliament. The Prime Minister's office said Fakhfakh's resignation was aimed at preventing more political conflict.

Source: CNN July 15, 2020 20:37 UTC