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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisians Vote on New Constitution

A handout photo made available by the Presidency of Tunisia shows President Kais Saied voting at a polling station in Tunis, Tunisia, 25 July 2022. (EPA/Tunisian Presidency Press Service Handout)

Tunisians were voting Monday on a new constitution promoted by President Kais Saied, which has been criticized for giving his office nearly unchecked powers and for dashing gains made after the 2011 revolution.

The referendum comes a year to the day after Saied sacked the government and froze parliament in a power grab that his rivals condemned as a coup.

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