Tunisian President Kais Saied on Friday dismissed the country's minister of trade and export development and the governor of Sfax.
Sfax is the second biggest city in Tunisia.
Without giving further details, the presidency announced in a terse the dismissal of Fadila Al-Rabhi, the minister of trade and export development.
Al-Rabhi was appointed in November 2021 and is the first member of Najla Bouden's government to be removed by Saied.
Saied also removed the governor of Sfax Fakher Fakhfakh from his duties, the statement added.
Fakhfakh was appointed in June 2022.
Sfax, a big industrial city with a one million population, has been witnessing protests since 2021 over the accumulation of garbage on the streets, jeopardizing public health.
The Ukrainian war also impacted Tunisia and led to a hike in the prices of wheat and oil, given that Tunisia imports them in huge quantities.
The political and financial crises during the past months have caused a shortage in basic products such as milk, sugar, rice, and coffee and a relapse in the Tunisians’ purchasing power due to accelerating inflation.
