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Tunisia’s youngest prime minister since independence sworn in
TUNIS: Tunisia’s new Prime Minister Youssef Chahed and members of his cabinet were sworn in on Saturday, the presidency said, after approval from parliament. The
Published on: Aug 28, 2016, 09:11:32 IST
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TUNIS: Tunisia’s new Prime Minister Youssef Chahed and members of his cabinet were sworn in on Saturday, the presidency said, after approval from parliament. The prime minister and his 26 ministers swore to “work devotedly for the good of Tunisia” and to “respect its constitution and laws”, it said. Chahed, at 40, is the country’s youngest PM since independence from France in 1956. He is the seventh premier in less than six years since the 2011 uprising that toppled dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Parliament late on Friday approved the cabinet line-up, with 168 out 195 lawmakers who attended the session voting in favour, 22 against and five abstaining.
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