Tunisian President Kais Saied says draft decrees will be prepared for the holding of an election for a new parliament and a second chamber for regions. It came a day after preliminary results of a referendum indicated a controversial constitution was approved though turnout had been low. The president noted, …
Read More »Tunisia: President Saied plans to write a new constitution
In a televised Eid address, Tunisian President Kais Saied announced that he was considering rewriting his country’s constitution. The president said a committee would be established to redraft the existing framework and would conclude its work within days. He did not specify how the constitution would be changed, but said …
Read More »Tunisia: President Saied gives voice to citizens on the new political system
Everyone in Tunisia will have a chance to express their views on plans for a new political system before a panel gives directions for constitutional reforms, President Kais Saied said on Monday. The Tunisian president has said everyone will have a chance to comment on his proposals for political reform. …
Read More »Tunisia: President Saied announces elections will be held in a year
Tunisian President Kais Saied, in a speech on national television, announced that parliament would remain suspended until new elections are held in a year, the BBC reports. Mr Saied also laid out plans for a referendum on the constitution next year. Ever since he froze parliament and dismissed the then …
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