What do the designation of a new prime minister and the public admonition of national television’s CEO have in common? Both highlight President Kais Saied’s new priority to « cleanse » the administration. Envisioned as a means to further consolidate the regime’s grip on power, the planned purge may in fact undermine the fragile web of alliances that is holding it together.
Quel est le point commun entre la nomination d’un nouveau Chef du gouvernement et les remontrances adressées publiquement à la PDG de la télévision ? Ces deux évènements illustrent la nouvelle priorité de Kais Saied : « purifier » l’Administration. Si cette volonté de purge s’inscrit dans la logique de la consolidation du régime, sa mise en œuvre risque de brouiller les équilibres précaires au sein du pouvoir.
Her departure from the Kasbah has been as discreet as her arrival. A late night post on the Office of the President’s Facebook page informed Tunisians of Prime Minister Najla Bouden’s dismissal from office. After less than two years serving at the head of government, this unassuming university professor is leaving the field with an underwhelming track record in confronting socioeconomic issues. What is remarkable about Bouden’s term is how she stood by an increasingly authoritarian regime.
استجابة لصراخ الجوقة، أقال قيس سعيد موظفته برئاسة الحكومة مساء الثلاثاء 1 أوت وعوضها بآخر. تغيير موظفين لا ينتظر منه تغيير في السياسات، بل مزيدا من السرعة في السمع والطاعة والتنفيذ للقرارات الحكيمة الصادرة عن منقذ البشرية، سيد أسياد العلو الشاهق.
