A contentious referendum on a new constitution saw a low turnout of Tunisian voters on Monday, but it is anticipated that a majority will approve of a new constitution, which President Kais Saied says is essential to advance political reforms.
An exit poll revealed that more than 90% of voters supported the president’s plan, while only 27.5 percent of those who were eligible to vote cast ballots, according to the nation’s electoral commission.
Saied’s opponents say the referendum will only strengthen a one-man rule and entrench the authority he seized a year ago.
The new constitution would grant the head of state complete executive control, ultimate command of the army, and the power to appoint a government without parliamentary approval. It would replace the one that was drafted in 2014, three years after the Arab Spring.
Saied says the referundum will ensure a better future for Tunisians and is being carried out in the spirit of the 2011 revolution.
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