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DARK SECRETS: Tunisia s draft constitution what s new and why now | Vintage Vibes

Tunisia's President Kais Saied gives a speech at the government's swearing-in ceremony at Carthage Palace outside the capital, Tunis, Tunisia on February 27, 2020 [File: Fethi Belaid/Pool via Reuters]

Tunisia has published a draft constitution that would further expand the president’s powers and limit the role of the parliament, raising fears of the prospect of one-man rule in the country.

The draft, published in Tunisia’s official gazette late on Thursday, will be voted on in a July 25 referendum, one year after President Kais Saied staged what critics have called a coup.

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