Former TunisAir CEO launches political party

Olfa Hamdi, ex Chief Executive Officer of Tunisia’s national carrier TunisAir, is expected tp launch this Thursday her political party, one year after her sacking.

Hamdi named the party La troisième République [The Third Republic] as stated in a Facebook live.

Hamdi was appointed CEO of the national carrier on Jan. 07 2021 with the mission to develop a strategic action plan to save the airline and enable it to be competitive.

Then Transport Minister Moez Chakchouk sacked Hamdi one month later, on Feb 22, due to a set of alleged mistakes including failure to fulfill duty of confidentiality.