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Tunisian president calls referendum and early elections

Name: Tunisian president calls referendum and early elections
Uploaded: 2021-12-14T13:57:01+0000
Description: Tunisian President Kais Saied said on Monday Tunisia would hold a constitutional referendum next July, a year after he seized broad powers. He also announced legislative elections in December 2022. The announcement came months after Saied seized executive powers and suspended Tunisia's parliament in moves his opponents called a coup.

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Published date: 14 December 2021 13:58 GMT | Last update: 2 years 10 months ago

Tunisian President Kais Saied said on Monday Tunisia would hold a constitutional referendum next July, a year after he seized broad powers. He also announced legislative elections in December 2022.

The announcement came months after Saied seized executive powers and suspended Tunisia's parliament in moves his opponents called a coup.

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