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Tunisia launches national consultation on reforms
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TUNIS, 02 January 2022, (TON): The North African country’s technology ministry said “Tunisia has launched a wide-ranging national consultation process that will help in drafting a new constitution.”
Part of a reform package pushed by President Kais Saied, who is seeking to bolster his authority, the exercise called on citizens to send suggestions through electronic platforms from January 1 to March 20.
Eligible topics include electoral, economic, financial, social, developmental, health, education and cultural affairs.
The constitutional referendum is planned for July 25, exactly a year after Saied sacked the government, suspended parliament and seized wide-ranging powers.
His power grab was initially supported by many Tunisians, amid frustration surrounding repeated deadlocks within the fractious legislature in recent years.
The president later took steps to rule by decree, and in early December pledged to press on with reforms to the political system.
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