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Tunisia: Interior Minister Named PM Amid Hopes of Ending Political Crisis
RFI, 26 July 2020
Tunisian Interior Minister Hichem Mechichi has been appointed Prime Minister and asked to form government in an effort to resolve the country's political crisis. Read more »
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Tunisia: President Kais Saied Appoints Hichem Mechichi to Form New Govt
Tunis Afrique Presse, 25 July 2020
President Kais Saied on Saturday appointed Hichem Mechchi, acting Interior Minister to form a new government. Read more »
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Tunisia: Prime Minister Candidates Announced
Tunis Afrique Presse, 24 July 2020
The parliamentary blocs presented their candidates for Prime Minister position to President Kais Saied, as part of consultations conducted to name the personality most likely to… Read more »
Tunisia Names Prime Minister With Hopes of Ending Crisis
A former legal adviser to the President Kais Saied, Hichem Mechichi, replaces Elyes Fakhfakh, who resigned after a no-confidence motion in his leadership brought on by allegations of corruption. Mechichi is charged with forming a new government in an effort to resolve the country's political crisis.
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Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh, a former finance minister and the leader of a small social democratic party, is being investigated for shares he owns in private companies that were ... Read more »
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The Tunisian parliament voted 134 to 72 against Prime Minister-designate Habib Jemli's proposed government meaning the country must restart a complex coalition-building process. Read more »
