‘A vote in an authoritarian context’: Monica Marks on Tunisia's referendum
Published date: 25 July 2022 20:36 BST
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Last update: 2 years 4 months ago
"This entire vote is happening in such an unfree, illegitimate context ... conceived in a coup, that it cannot possibly produce a legitimate or reliable vote that can tell us what is the actual temperature of Tunisians in terms of the constitution that Kais single-handedly authored."
Tunisia expert and Professor of Middle East Politics Monica Marks on Tunisia's referendum on a new constitution that would give president Kais Saied broad powers.
Tunisia expert and Professor of Middle East Politics Monica Marks on Tunisia's referendum on a new constitution that would give president Kais Saied broad powers.
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