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Tunisian president sacks prime minister

Sacked Tunisia Prime Minister Kamel Madouri. [Via VOA]

Tunisian President Kais Saied dismissed Prime Minister Kamel Madouri overnight Thursday, a statement from his office said, as the country grapples with major economic issues.

An official announcement said that Madouri, a technocrat appointed only last August during a major cabinet reshuffle, is replaced by Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri, formerly the minister of public works.

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