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Tunisia has set up an independent body for elections planned\u00a0in July to shape the country’s post-revolution future.<\/p>\n

The elections, scheduled for July 24, will select an assembly to draw up a new constitution in the North African country after an uprising toppled ruler Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in January.<\/p>\n

Tunisia has struggled to restore order since Ben Ali’s ousting and Beji Caid Essebsi<\/a>, the interim prime minister, has raised the possibility that the vote may be postponed because of technical difficulties.<\/p>\n

However, any delay could ignite large protests against the government by people who fear the interim administration will fail to guide Tunisia towards democracy after decades of autocratic rule.<\/p>\n

It could also spell more trouble for Tunisia’s economy which lacks the oil and gas resources of its neighbours.<\/p>\n

Tunisia says it needs billions of dollars in foreign loans to help it emerge from the turmoil which has hit the job market and tourism.<\/p>\n

The creation of the promised independent electoral body to oversee the vote suggests a step in the right direction.<\/p>\n

Tunisian news agency TAP said 13 people had been chosen late on Monday to serve on the committee, including lawyers, accountants and university representatives.<\/p>\n

Tension has been running high in the countdown to the vote, especially after a former interior minister last week raised the prospect of a coup<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Police in the capital, Tunis, used teargas on Sunday to break up a fourth day of demonstrations by scores of youths and have clashed with protesters despite a night curfew aimed at keeping order. The capital however has been calm since Monday.<\/p>\n

A Tunisian youth died after being shot by a soldier during protest near Tunis, the Associated Press news agency reported on Tuesday. Al Jazeera was unable to confirm the report.<\/p>\n

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