Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi speaks during a plenary session of the Tunisian parliament for the vote of confidence in Tunis, Tunisia, Jan. 26, 2021. Tunisia's Assembly of People's Representatives, or parliament, on Tuesday began a plenary session for the vote of confidence in new ministers proposed by the head of government Hichem Mechichi. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)
TUNIS, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Tunisia's Assembly of People's Representatives, or parliament, on Tuesday began a plenary session for the vote of confidence in new ministers proposed by the head of government Hichem Mechichi.
Amid tight security measures, the plenary session was chaired by Rached Ghannouchi, speaker of the parliament, in the presence of 165 deputies out of 217.
On Jan. 16, Mechichi announced a cabinet reshuffle, the first since his government obtained the confidence of the parliament on Sept. 2, 2020.
In a recent statement, Mechichi said "the objective of this reshuffle which included 11 ministerial portfolio, is to have more efficiency in the performance of the government." Enditem
