Tunisia-U.S urges President Saied to appoint a prime minister

The US deputy national security adviser met the president of the republic  Kais Saied on Friday and discussed the urgent need for Tunisia to appoint a prime minister-designate who would form a capable government able to address the immediate economic and health crises facing Tunisia, the White House said in a statement.

The statement additionally said the adviser, Jonathan Finer, delivered a message to President Kais Saied from President Joe Biden, “reaffirming his personal support, and that of the Biden-Harris Administration, for the Tunisian people and urging a swift return to the path of Tunisia’s parliamentary democracy.”

The statement pointed out that empowering a new government to stabilize the economy will also create space for an inclusive dialogue about proposed constitutional and electoral reforms in response to the widely expressed demands of many Tunisians for improved living standards as well as honest, effective, and transparent governance.