突尼斯第一位自由選舉產生總統上任

Beji Caid Essebsi has been sworn in as Tunisia's new president, becoming the country's first freely elected leader since it gained independence from France in 1956.

貝吉.卡伊德.埃塞卜西星期三宣誓就任突尼斯新總統，成爲該國1956年脫離法國獨立以來第一位通過自由選舉產生的領導人。

Mr. Essebsi took the oath of office Wednesday at a ceremony in the parliament where his secular Nidaa Tounes party won the most seats in an October election.

埃塞卜西星期三在議會舉行的儀式上宣誓就職，他領導的世俗政黨在10月議會選舉中取得多數席位。

The 88-year-old president won a runoff election this month, defeating incumbent Moncef Marzouki, who had served as Tunisia's interim president since the 2011 ouster of longtime leader Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali.

現年88歲的埃塞卜西本月贏得了決選的勝利，擊敗了自本.阿里2011年被趕下臺以來，一直擔任臨時總統的馬左基。

Mr. Essebsi has pledged to move forward with a united Tunisia and said he hopes his election marks the start of a new future for the country.

埃塞卜西保證帶領團結的突尼斯向前邁進，並表示希望他的的當選標誌突尼斯新未來的開始。

He previously served as a minister in Mr. Ben Ali's administration and as an advisor to Tunisia's first president, Habib Bourguiba.

埃塞卜西在本.阿里政府被推翻後擔任總理，並在突尼斯第一位總統哈比卜.布爾吉巴任職期間擔任外交部長。