President Kais Saied Monday picked former finance minister Elyes Fakhfekh to form a cabinet after the parliament early this month rejected a first government led by Habib Jemli, an independent named by Ennahda, the leading party in the legislature. Fakhfekh is chosen for the Prime Minister job after Jemli failed to win the vote of confidence. Tunisia has been without cabinet since October following the legislatives. Jemli struggled to lure the political establishment in his proposed cabinet. Fakhfekh, in a first meeting with President Saied last Saturday, presented his vision on the priorities and challenges facing the country, as well as his perceptions regarding the action and the lineup of the next government.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 21, 2020 12:11 UTC