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Tunisian Youssef Chahed appointed as new prime minister
Tunisia’s President Beji Caid Essebsi named Youssef Chahed as prime minister on Wednesday after parliament oustedHabib Essid in a vote of no-confidence because of his handling of economic reforms and security.
A junior minister in Essid’s government, Chahed, 41, is an agricultural sciences specialist and academic who has taught in France and Tunisia, and also a senior member in the secular Nidaa Tounes party.
Essebsi had been pushing for a new national unity government in an attempt to overcome political infighting in the ruling coalition and more efficiently tackle economic reforms and the threat of Islamist militants.
Chahed dismissed reports he had any family ties to Essebsi, responding to opposition charges that he was a distant relative of the president. Local media and party sources have also said he has family ties.
Nidaa Tounes and the Islamist Ennahda party, both part of the ruling coalition, control a majority of the seats in parliament, which means Chahed’s nomination is likely to be accepted by lawmakers when they vote on his approval.
