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Tunisian president names first woman prime minister

September 29, 2021
Najla Bouden Romdhane during a meeting in Tunis in a handout photo on September 29, 2021. (@Tunisian presidency)
Najla Bouden Romdhane during a meeting in Tunis in a handout photo on September 29, 2021. (@Tunisian presidency)



TUNIS — Tunisian President Kais Saied has named Najla Bouden Romdhane, a little-known university engineer who worked with the World Bank, as prime minister on Wednesday.

Romdhane, Tunisia’s first woman prime minister, will take office at a moment of national crisis, with the democratic gains won in a 2011 revolution in doubt and as a major threat looms to public finances.

Saied dismissed the previous prime minister, suspended parliament and assumed wide executive powers in July and has been under pressure to form a new government.

He has named Romdhane under the provisions he announced last week and has asked her to quickly form a new government, the presidency said on Facebook. — Agencies


September 29, 2021
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