Tunisian Prime Minister transition Beji Caid Essebsi announces to the press on June 8, 2011 in Tunis, Tunisia that the first free elections following the ouster of strongman Zine El Abidine Ben Ali originally scheduled for July 24, are postponed by three months to October 23 in a bid to ensure the vote is "free and transparent".The interim government agreed to a request from the electoral commission to delay the vote scheduled for July, saying the country had a "reputation to protect." . Photo by N Fauqué & K Agrebi /Images de Tunisie/ABACA