-
Tunisia: Voters Give President Near Unchecked Power in Low Turnout Referendum
RFI, 27 July 2022
Tunisia has approved a new constitution granting sweeping powers to the office of President Kais Saied. Voters overwhelmingly backed the document, but less than a third of the… Read more »
-
Tunisia: Voters Endorse New Constitution, Give President Saied More Power
DW, 25 July 2022
Tunisia's electoral board Wednesday confirmed the results of a referendum on Monday backing a new constitution giving President Kais Saied greater powers. Read more »
-
Tunisia: Tunisia's President Cheers Outcome of Controversial Referendum
VOA, 26 July 2022
Tunisian President Kais Saied and his supporters are celebrating the apparent adoption of his controversial new constitution, following a referendum Monday. But turnout for the… Read more »
-
Tunisia: Less Than 30% of Voters Turn Out to Vote in Referendum
DW, 25 July 2022
Voters in Tunisia's referendum on Monday backed a new constitution giving President Kais Saied greater powers, with 92.3% voting "yes," according to a Sigma Conseil exit poll… Read more »
Tunisia Voters Give President Sweeping Powers in Low-Turnout Poll
Tunisia has approved a new constitution granting sweeping powers to the office of President Kais Saied. RFI reports that voters overwhelmingly backed the document, but less than a third of the population took part in the vote.
Tunisia's electoral board confirmed the results of the July 25, 2022 referendum on the new draft constitution, with 94.6% of valid ballots in favour, on 30.5% turnout, on Tuesday July 26, 2022.
Most of Saied's rivals had called for a boycott, and while turnout was low, it was higher than the single figures many had expected.
Tunisia's National Salvation Front opposition alliance accused the electoral board of falsifying turnout figures.
The U.S. State Department noted "concerns that the new constitution includes weakened checks and balances that could compromise the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms".
Saied, a 64-year-old law professor, has been ruling by decree since he dissolved parliament and seized control of the judiciary and the electoral commission on 25 July, 2021.
Tunisian President Kais Saied casts his vote in the referendum on the new constitution in Tunis on July 25, 2022.
-
Tunisia: Tunisians Vote On Constitutional Referendum
VOA, 25 July 2022
Tunisians are voting Monday in a referendum on a new constitution that would give President Kais Saied more power. The vote comes one year after Saied suspended parliament, arguing… Read more »
InFocus
-
President Kais Saied dissolved the country's Supreme Judicial Council on February 6, 2022. He said the body that deals with judicial independence has "become a thing of the past," ... Read more »
-
Opponents of Tunisian President Kais Saied have slammed his decision to extend the suspension of parliament, accusing him of dealing another blow to democratic process.
Read more » -
A large crowd of demonstrators rallied on November 14, 2021 at Boulevard March 20, a street leading to the premises of the House of People's Representatives in Bardo to protest ... Read more »
