Tunisia appoints new PM

Tunisia appointed new Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani on Tuesday evening at the Carthage Palace. The new prime minister was sworn in during a ceremony in the palace with the attendance of President Kais Saied.

Hachani is taking over after Najla Bouden, who has been Prime Minister since October 11, 2021. The Tunisian President wished the new prime minister success in the responsibilities he will assume “under these special circumstances.”

“There are great challenges that we must face with firm determination and a strong will to preserve our homeland, our state and civil peace within society… We will work to realise the will of our people and achieve the desired justice and national dignity,” he added.

He also called on Ahmed Hachani to “work to preserve the state and the harmony of its institutions and integration”, stressing that the Tunisian state must be preserved and respond to the demands of the people.