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.
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.
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.
As Tunisia’s president continues on his autocratic path while the economy is on its knees, can international aid return the country to a democratic track?
President Kais Saied issued the order with a list of judges to be dismissed, accusing them of corruption and stalling terrorism cases. Critics have blasted the dismissals as an "affront" to judicial independence.