Kais Saied, a political outsider and retired law professor, was sworn in as Tunisian president today after he won a landslide victory in this month’s election.
Saied’s win delivered a heavy blow to a governing elite accused of failing to improve living standards or end corruption since the 2011 revolution that introduced democracy after years of authoritarian rule.
Even with a large mandate, the new president has less direct control of policy than the prime minister and both will quickly face a series of tough challenges including high unemployment rates and fighting corruption.
“There will be no tolerance in wasting any millime (cent) of the money of our people,” Saied said in a speech.
He vowed to protect freedoms, saying: “Those who have nostalgia to go back to the old years only pursue illusions and mirages,” he added.
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