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Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi makes an announcement in Tunis, Tunisia, Jan. 16, 2021. Hichem Mechichi announced on Saturday a cabinet reshuffle, the first since his government obtained the confidence of the parliament on Sept. 2, 2020. (Tunisian Prime Ministry/Handout via Xinhua)
TUNIS, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi announced on Saturday a cabinet reshuffle, the first since his government obtained the confidence of the parliament on Sept. 2, 2020.
"This decision came to fill some gaps, but also to change ministers whose performance was deemed insufficient," Mechichi said at a press conference held at the government's headquarters.
The cabinet reshuffle included 11 ministerial portfolios. Enditem