Tunisia’s president dismisses Prime Minister, names new successor

Tunisian President Kais Saied dismissed Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani Wednesday after just a year in office.

Said appointed Kamel Maddouri, the Minister of Social Affairs, to take over the role, the presidency said in a statement.

Hachani had expressed in a video message just hours prior to his removal that the government had achieved progress on several fronts, despite challenges related to high food and energy prices.

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