Youssef Chahed: The new Tunisian PM

Q.  The new PM of Tunisia was sworn in on 27th August 2016. Who is he?
- Published on 29 Aug 16

a. Habib Essid
b. Beji Caid Essebsi
c. Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
d. Youssef Chahed

ANSWER: Youssef Chahed
 
Tunisian PM Youssef Chahred and members of the cabinet were sworn in on 27th August, according to the presidency after approval from the parliament.
  • The PM and his 26 ministers swore to work with devotion for the good of Tunisia and respect its constitution and laws
  • Chahed at 40, is the youngest PM of this country since independence from France in 1956.
  • He is also the seventh premier in less than six years since the 2011 uprising that toppled longtime doctor Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Parliament a week back approved the cabinet line up.
  • 168 out of 195 lawmakers who attended the session voted in favour, 22 against and 5 abstaining
  • Former premier of Tunisia was Habib Essid
  • Chahed was appointed by President Beji Caid Essebsi earlier in the month after lawmakers passed a vote of no confidence in Essid’s government following just 18 months in office
  • New PM is member of the Nidaa Tounes party
  • He is a liberal who was local affairs minister prior to his nomination
  • He and the cabinet which included three members of the Islamist Ennahda party and several independents will look to tackle pressing economic and security challenges.
  • North African country Tunisia has been witnessing its worst social unrest since the 2011 uprising
  • It has been rocked by jihadist attacks including two that killed dozens of foreign tourists last year.
  • Tunisia is considered a rare success story of the Arab Spring
  • But it has failed to resolve issues of poverty, unemployment, regional disparities and corruption.

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