Tunisian President Kais Saied has appointed Najla Bouden Romdhan as the first female prime minister in Tunisia and the Arab world, two months after he sacked the previous government and seized wide-ranging executive powers.
"This is the first time in the
history of Tunisia that a woman has led a government," Saied said as he
met with Romdhan on Wednesday, according to a video from the president's
office. "It is an honor to Tunisia and Tunisian women."
The 63-year-old Romdhan served in the
ministry of higher education in 2011, according to Tunisia's privately owned
Mosaique FM.
Romdhan will take office at a moment of crisis, with the democratic gains won in the 2011 revolution in doubt and as a major threat looms to public finances, though there are questions about how much power she will have.
"Es la
primera vez en la historia de Túnez que una mujer dirige un gobierno",
dijo Saied al reunirse con Romdhan el miércoles, según un vídeo de la oficina
del presidente. "Es un honor para Túnez y para las mujeres
tunecinas".
Romdhan, de 63
años, ocupó el ministerio de Educación Superior en 2011, según la emisora
privada tunecina Mosaique FM.
Romdhan asumirá el
cargo en un momento de crisis, con las conquistas democráticas conseguidas en
la revolución de 2011 en entredicho y mientras se cierne una importante amenaza
sobre las finanzas públicas, aunque hay dudas sobre el poder que tendrá.
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