Tunisia’s new government includes record number of women

Tunisian prime minister Najla Bouden talks during the swearing-in ceremony of the new government (Slim Abid/AP)

Tunisia got a new government after more than two months without one, with the prime minister naming her Cabinet, including a record number of women.

The ministerial appointments announced by prime minister Najla Bouden filled a vacuum that had persisted since President Kais Saied abruptly dismissed his former cabinet and suspended parliament 11 weeks ago, concentrating all executive powers.