The new charter would enshrine into law a vast expansion of executive power under President Kais Saied in the past year.
Tag: Tunisia
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Tunisia’s President, Kais Saied, Proposes New Constitution
The proposal, which will be put to a national referendum on July 25, would enshrine the significant steps he has taken over the past year to dismantle the North African nation’s young democracy.
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Dozens of Migrants Die After Boat Sinks Off Tunisian Coast
The vessel carried about 100 people and had left from a Libyan port city.
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President Dissolves Tunisia’s Parliament, Deepening Political Crisis
President Kais Saied, who suspended Parliament last year, dismissed that body after lawmakers challenged the autocratic powers he has exercised.
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Mideast Feels the Pinch of Rising Food Prices as Ramadan Nears
Russia’s war on Ukraine has driven up the prices of staple foods and energy across the Middle East and North Africa ahead of the Muslim holy month of daytime fasting and nighttime feasting.