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FILE: Tunisia's President Kais Saied, elected on an anti-system ticket in late 2019, seized an array of powers amid a socio-economic crisis aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic.. Picture: AFP

Najla bouden

Tunisia president appoints new govt nearly 3 months after power grab

By AFP

State television broadcast a swearing-in ceremony of the cabinet headed by Najla Bouden, the North African country's first ever female prime minister.

  • A handout picture provided by the Tunisian Presidency on 29 September 2021 shows Najla Bouden in the capital Tunis. Tunisia's president named Najla Bouden as the country's first-ever female prime minister and tasked her with forming a government, two months after he grabbed power. Picture: AFP

    Tunisia president names Najla Bouden as country's first female PM

    "The President of the Republic Kais Saied charged Najla Bouden with forming a government as quickly as possible," said a statement from his office published on Facebook.

    232 days ago
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