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TUNIS, Tunisia -- Tunisians voted in favor of a new constitution that critics fear could entrench efforts by the president to consolidate power, according to official preliminary results released Tuesday.
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Tunisia to vote on constitution seen as threat to democracy
Tunisians will vote Monday on a constitution that would give President Kais Saied almost unchecked powers, a key moment in his plan to overhaul the political system in the birthplace of the Arab Spring.
Tunisia is set to hold a referendum next week on a new constitution. But critics fear President Kais Saied will use the constitution to return Tunisia to autocracy.
Tunisians were voting Monday on a new constitution promoted by President Kais Saied, which has been criticised for giving his office nearly unchecked powers and threatening to install an autocracy in the birthplace of the Arab Spring.
Tunisians are heading to the polls to vote on a new constitution. The controversial initiative has been spearheaded by Tunisian President Kais Saied that critics say will formalize his power
Referendum heavily promoted by Kais Saied set to reverse 2011 revolution, sending country back to dictatorial regime; expert: 'People don't know what they're voting on, or why'
Tunisians have voted on a new constitution that would grant the President expanded powers. Activists say the changes would put the country on a path to dictatorship - a decade after Tunisia emerged from the Arab Spring as the region's only democracy.
Tunisians have started voting in a plebiscite on a draft constitution that critics say would hand the country's president wide powers. With major parties boycotting the vote, analysts are expecting a low turnout.
Official preliminary results in Tunisia indicate that 94.6% of votere cast in a constitutional referendum favor the new charter proposed by Tunisian President Kais Saied. Monday’s referendum was marked by
Its detractors say Tunisia's draft constitution will give President Kais Saied unchecked powers, but for voter Baya, that's a welcome break from the country's old political elite.
President Kais Saied declared Tuesday that Tunisia was moving "from despair to hope" after a referendum almost certain to approve a new constitution that concentrates nearly all powers in his office.But his rivals accused the Saied-controlled electoral board of "fraud" and said his referendum -- hel…
Tunisian President Kais Saied early Tuesday celebrated the almost certain victory of the "yes" vote in a referendum on a new constitution that strengthens the powers of the head of state and risks the return of authoritarian rule in the birthplace of the Arab Spring.
President Kais Saied said Tunisia had "entered a new phase" on Tuesday with a new constitution almost certain to pass in a referendum, concentrating almost all powers in his office.
TUNIS, Tunisia -- Tunisians voted in favor of a new constitution that critics fear could entrench efforts by the president to consolidate power, according to official preliminary results released Tuesday.
Nearly 95% of Tunisians voted to redraft the constitution in a way that critics say would damage democracy. Major parties boycotted the vote and the turnout was 30.5%, according to electoral officials.
Tunisia has approved a new constitution granting unchecked powers to the office of President Kais Saied, the electoral board said, after a poorly attended referendum in which voters overwhelmingly backed the document.
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