Tunisia’s President SACKS Prime Minister

Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked prime minister Najla Bouden on Tuesday without explanation and has named a new one amid economic woes in the country.

Saied sacked Bouden and appointed Ahmed Hachani as her replacement, Tunisia’s state news agency TAP reported on Wednesday.

Hachani, who previously worked at Tunisia’s Finance Ministry and central bank, was sworn in by Saied on Tuesday evening, the agency added.

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There was no official explanation for the dismissal of Bouden, whose critics described her as the “shadow of the president.”

But the move comes amid growing discontent in Tunisia over food shortages, price hikes, and frequent queues for bread, a staple item in the country.

Tunisia is mired in its worst economic crisis in decades amid high unemployment.