Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Young politician is the new Prime Minister of Tunisia – Deutsche Welle

In an official ceremony at the Palace of Carthage, the Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi appointed Wednesday (03/08/2016) Yusef Chahed the young politician as prime minister and instructed the formation of a unity government national. Chahed, distant and so far the president of Local Affairs Minister family, has 30 days to fulfill the request. In the meantime, the outgoing Executive will manage the country.

The Assembly of People’s Representatives (ARP) not renewed last Sunday July 31 vote of confidence and former Prime Minister Habib Essid, by what the president was forced to appoint a replacement for the position. At 41, Chahed is the youngest in the history of Tunisia reaching the premiership politician. The country is experiencing a crisis of economic security and because of several attacks by the Islamic State.

In his first statements, the new prime minister expressed hope that the new government will be represented “maximum political parties and personalities. ” He also said the public that we will have to make “exceptional sacrifices” and that his will be a “government of young people” who will have more ministers than the previous cabinet, which had only three.

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the appointment of Chahed, who is an agronomist by profession, was surrounded by controversy, because it is related to President Essebsi. According leftist groups and critics of the ruling party Nida-Tunis, the fact that Chahed is nephew son of President becomes his nomination in office in an act of nepotism. Anyway, five games Support figure Chahed, including the two largest, which gives a comfortable position to Parliament.

“We are entering a new phase that will require efforts and exceptional sacrifices to find solutions to the country’s problems, “said the new prime minister. “We will talk frankly to people about the financial and economic situation of Tunisia,” he added. “The priorities of the Executive will be safety first, second the fight against corruption, after the fight against unemployment, the rebalancing of the economy and finally the ecology and protection of nature”, listed Chahed.

DZC (EFE, AFP)

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