 On 23 January 2015, Essid surprisingly presented a minority cabinet including 10 ministers from Nidaa Tounes and three from the liberal Free Patriotic Union, after the other liberal power Afek Tounes was said to have abruptly pulled out of the coalition.Without Afek Tounes, the two parties could, however, only count on 102 of the 217 seats.Both Ennahda and the Popular Front announced to vote against the proposed government.