President Kais Saied named a geologist with little government experience as Tunisia‘s first woman prime minister on Wednesday amid a crisis following his seizure of powers and with public finances close to breaking point.
Reporting by Tarek Amara; Additional reporting by Marc Jones in London; Writing by Angus McDowall; Editing by Alison Williams, William Maclean and Catherine Evans. It is a positive sign that a woman will lead the government. I hope she will immediately start saving the country from the spectre of bankruptcy. She should quickly look at the problems of Tunisians,” said Amin Ben Salem, a banker in Tunis.
There was no immediate reaction from the labour union or political parties to Bouden’s appointment. However, major parties in the parliament may challenge the legality of her appointment and that of any new government or the policies it tries to enact without consent of the suspended chamber.
A senior Tunisian politician told Reuters last week the new prime minister would face a daunting inbox as most government work had ground to a halt over the past two months and a vast array of files needed urgent attention.
Saied has replaced numerous officials throughout the administration but pledged to uphold rights and freedoms. He has said he will appoint a committee to amend the 2014 constitution.
Source: IOL
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