Tunisian President Kais Saied designates Interior Minister Hichem Mechichi as the country's new PM
In this file photo taken on February 27, 2020 Tunisian Interior Minister Hichem Mechichi takes the oath of office during the country's new government swearing-in ceremony at the Carthage Palace outside the capital Tunis, on February 27, 2020.
Hichem Mechichi, who until now has served as Tunisia's interior minister, has been appointed to form the next government, the president's office has said., who resigned earlier this month – but Mechichi was not one of the names proposed by the ruling political parties to President Kais Saied. As well as being interior minister in the outgoing government, Mechichi has been a counsellor to President Saied, handling legal matters. He has previously been chief of staff at the transport ministry and also served in the social affairs ministry.
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