Tunisia Interior Minister, Hichem Mechichi, Named New Premier Minister

The 46-year-old lawyer succeeds Elyes Fakhfakh, who resigned as prime minister earlier this month but Mechichi was not one of the names proposed by the ruling political parties to President Kais Saied.

Tunisia’s interior minister, Hichem Mechichi, has been appointed to form the next government, the president’s office said, amid political tensions among major parties in the North African country.

The 46-year-old lawyer succeeds Elyes Fakhfakh, who resigned as prime minister earlier this month but Mechichi was not one of the names proposed by the ruling political parties to President Kais Saied.

In a statement following Saturday’s announcement, Mechichi said he would “work to form a government that meets the expectations of all Tunisians”.

As well as being interior minister in the outgoing government, Mechichi has been a counsellor to President Saied, handling legal matters.

He has previously been chief of staff at the transport ministry and also served in the social affairs ministry.

He now has a month to form a government.

At that point his choice will be put to a parliamentary vote of confidence and will need an absolute majority to succeed. Failing that, parliament will be dissolved and new elections organised within three months.

Source- DailyMail

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