Tunisia says 50,000 joined national consultation for new constitution

More than 50,000 people have participated in Tunisia’s national consultation that will feed into the drafting of a new constitution, authorities said. President Kais Saied had announced the consultation in December when he extended a suspension of parliament, a move which fueled concerns for the only democracy to have emerged from the Arab Spring uprisings a decade ago. The consultation will last until March 20. Topics include political, economic, financial, social, health, educational and cultural affairs. [...] The electronic platform for the consultations was fully launched on Saturday after it partially opened on Jan. 1. [...] A constitutional referendum is planned for July 25, 2022 — exactly a year after Saied sacked the government, suspended parliament and said he would assume executive powers.
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