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Tunisia president dismisses Najla Bouden, appoints new prime minister

President Kais Saied, left, shakes hands with newly appointed Prime Minister Ahmed al-Hachani, right, on August 1, 2023, at Carthage Palace in Tunis [Handout via Tunisian Presidency]

Tunisian President Kais Saied has sacked Prime Minister Najla Bouden without explanation and replaced her with former central bank executive Ahmed al-Hachani, the Tunisian presidency said.

Bouden, who was the first woman to head a government in Tunisia, was “terminated” shortly before midnight on Tuesday by the president who immediately appointed al-Hachani, a little-known former human resources director at Tunisia’s central bank.

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