The move prompted a surge in Tunisian bond prices. Elected in , Saied has been under domestic and international pressure to name a government after he dismissed the prime minister, suspended parliament and assumed executive authority in July in moves his foes call a coup. Last week, he suspended most of the constitution, saying he could rule by decree during an "exceptional" period with no set ending, calling into question democratic gains after Tunisia's revolution that triggered the Arab Spring protests.
Speaking in an online video, Saied said Bouden's appointment honoured Tunisian women and asked her to propose a cabinet in the coming hours or days "because we have lost a lot of time". The new government should confront corruption and respond to the demands and dignity of Tunisians in all fields, including health, transport and education, he added.
Women have only rarely held senior political roles in Arab countries. France 24 is not responsible for the content of external websites. Tunisian President Kais Saied declared on Wednesday he will rule by decree and ignore parts of the constitution as he prepares to change the political system, prompting immediate opposition from rivals. Saied has held nearly total power since July 25 when he sacked the prime minister, suspended parliament and assumed executive authority, citing a national emergency in a move his foes called a coup.
His intervention has undermined the democratic gains of Tunisia 's revolution that ended autocratic rule and triggered the Arab Spring, despite Saied's pledges to uphold the freedoms won a decade ago. As the weeks have passed, he has come under growing pressure from Tunisian political players and Western donors to name a prime minister and explain how he intends to move past the crisis.
The new measures announced on Wednesday go far beyond the steps he took in July, writing into the official gazette rules that transform Tunisia's political system to give the president almost unlimited power. Rules published in the official gazette allow him to issue "legislative texts" by decree, appoint the Cabinet and set its policy direction and basic decisions without interference.
The elected parliament, which he suspended in July using a highly contentious reading of the constitution, will not only remain frozen but its members will stop being paid their salaries.
And, even if it does, it is just as difficult to know how the president's opponents would be able to stop him.
For the time being, most observers are forced to wait and see what happens next. Over last weekend, there were protests again in a number of Tunisian cities, including the capital, Tunis. As in past weeks, some of those on the streets were opposed to Saied's latest actions, others wanted to celebrate them. There were an estimated 2, people there and on one side there were those who accused the president of a coup, while on the other were demonstrators celebrating the man they said was ridding the country of "crooks.
Nobody really knows, he concluded, and the only way to really find out would be to hold an election as soon as possible. Visit the new DW website Take a look at the beta version of dw.
Go to the new dw. More info OK. Wrong language? Change it here DW. COM has chosen English as your language setting. COM in 30 languages. Deutsche Welle. Audiotrainer Deutschtrainer Die Bienenretter. The development came on Monday, 11 weeks after Saied sacked the prime minister, suspended parliament and granted himself judicial powers in a July 25 power grab that opponents have termed a coup.
On Monday, Bouden named Samir Said, a banker, as economy and planning minister, and Taoufik Charfeddine as interior minister. She kept Othman Jerandi as the foreign minister and Sihem Boughdiri as finance minister — both had been appointed earlier by Saied. Fadil Aliriza, editor-in-chief of Meshkal, Tunisian news and analysis website, told Al Jazeera that many of the new members of the government are new to the political scene of Tunisia.
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