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Tunisia's President Tasks Hichem Mechichi to Form New Government


Sat 25 Jul 2020 | 11:27 PM
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On Saturday, Tunisian President Kais Saied has tasked interior minister Hichem Mechichi to form the country’s next government.

He has a 30-day period to form the new government and earn the parliament's vote of confidence ,or the president will dissolve parliament and call for another election with urgent economic decisions hanging over Tunisia.

On July 15th, the Tunisian President demanded former Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh and his cabinet to submit their resignations, according to “Sky News Arabia”.

The TV satellite channel reported that the Islamist Al-Nahda movement decided to withdraw confidence from Fakhfakh, indicating that it will hold consultations with political parties to present an alternative candidate replacing him.