Voting began in Tunisia on Monday on a constitution viewed as a vote on President Kais Saied.The Charter would grant the president practically unfettered powers in a departure from the democratic trend since 2011. Around 9.3 million of Tunisia’s 12 million adults registered to vote or have been automatically enrolled. TUNIS: Tunisians began voting on … Read more
Hundreds demonstrate in Tunis against referendum on constitutional changes. Demonstrators chant “the people want an independent judiciary”. President Kais Saied fired dozens of judges earlier this month. Hundreds demonstrated on Sunday in Tunisia’s capital against a planned referendum on constitutional changes and President Kais Saied’s recent firing of dozens of judges. Protesters in Tunis responded … Read more
Ennahdha party warns against removing references to Islam from new constitution. New constitution is centrepiece of reform plans by President Kais Saied. Draft due to be put to the people on July 25th. The Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party in Tunisia issued a warning on Monday against removing references to Islam from a new constitution that will … Read more
Tunisian police clash with protesters against President Kais Saied. Around 100 people demonstrate against the July referendum, a year after his power grab opponents describe as a coup. Tunisian police scuffled with protesters against President Kais Saied on Saturday as around 100 people demonstrated against a planned July referendum, a year after his power grab … Read more
Tunisian President Kais Saied, who is facing a political and economic crisis as well as charges that he seized power in a coup, promised compensation for the relatives of those slain or injured in the country’s 2011 democratic revolution on Sunday. After reigning by decree since the summer, Saied dissolved parliament last month and imposed … Read more
TUNIS, Jan 12, 2022 (AFP) – Tunisia on Wednesday announced a new night-time stay-at-home order for the next two weeks in order to tamp down surging coronavirus cases. There will be “a curfew from 10:00 PM until 5:00 AM”, following recommendations by the government’s scientific committee, the presidency said in a statement. A similar measure had … Read more
TUNIS – Tunisia has launched a wide-ranging national consultation that will feed into drafting a new constitution, the North African country’s technology ministry said. Part of a reform package pushed by President Kais Saied, who is seeking to bolster his authority, the exercise calls on citizens to send in suggestions and will last until March … Read more
Rival Tunisian demonstrators rallied for and against President Kais Saied on Friday, as the country marks the anniversary of a revolution that sparked the 2011 Arab uprisings but failed to resolve deep economic and social woes. Saied in July sacked the government, froze parliament and seized far-reaching powers, vowing to hold his “corrupt” political rivals … Read more
