Tunisia civil society groups raise questions over referendum data

The newly approved constitution will change Tunisia from its current hybrid parliamentary democracy to one where the president has sweeping powers [File: Zoubeir Souissi/Reuters]

Tunis, Tunisia – More than a week after Tunisians backed a new constitution proposed by President Kais Saied, civil society groups are demanding the election authority publish the raw vote data to see if the process was valid – and some are even asking for a recount.

According to the Tunisian Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE), some 2.93 million voters, of the 9.2 million registered, took part in the July 25 vote, with 92 percent of those participating voting “Yes”.