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Tunisia faces a rapidly looming crisis in public finances, and the IMF has previously indicated it will negotiate only on the basis of government proposals for credible reforms. Bouden's appointment prompted the biggest single-day gains for Tunisian bonds after Saied's intervention, which had prompted a significant sell-off and added to the cost of insuring its debt. Last month, Saied moved to cement his position, brushing aside most of the constitution to say he could rule by decree and make the government responsible to himself, rather than to parliament.

He had already installed several members of the new cabinet as acting ministers soon after his July intervention, as he purged numerous senior officials from the government, regional positions and the security forces.

Daily newsletter Receive essential international news every morning. Take international news everywhere with you! Download the France 24 app. Saied, a former legal academic, has repeatedly criticised the constitution Tunisia adopted in , which brought in a mixed parliamentary-presidential system, three years after a revolution overthrew veteran dictator Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali.

Saied, who was elected in late , seized an array of powers amid a socioeconomic crisis aggravated by the Covid pandemic. The move came as Tunisia faces a looming debt crisis, spiralling inflation and widespread unemployment worsened by the coronavirus pandemic.

Bouden, 63, is a political unknown and is not known to have economic expertise, although the new economy minister, Samir Saied, and finance minister, Sihem Boughdiri, both have experience in financial policy. The new government should respond to the demands and dignity of Tunisians in all fields, including health, transport and education, he added. The country faces a rapidly looming public finance crisis after years of economic stagnation were aggravated by the coronavirus pandemic and political infighting.

It won international plaudits for its democratic transition, but many Tunisians have seen little improvement in their lives and have become disillusioned with a dysfunctional and corrupt political process. Thousands protest against President Kais Saeid who is ruling by decree after seizing executive power in July. Published On 29 Sep