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Tunisia signs new constitution

28 January 2014
Tunisia's president, Moncef Marzouki, holds a copy of the new constitution after
Tunisia's president, Moncef Marzouki, holds a copy of the new constitution after signing it before deputies in the national assembly on Monday. Photograph: Anis Mili/Reuters
<p>After decades of dictatorship and two years of arguments and compromises, Tunisia's new constitution has come into force.&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em;">In a ceremony on Monday in the national assembly, the president, Moncef Marzouki, the outgoing prime minister, Ali Larayedh, and the speaker, Mustapha Ben Jaafar, signed the document while deputies sang the national anthem.</span></p><p>In a statement, the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, said: "Tunisia can be a model to other peoples who are seeking reforms."&nbsp;</p>
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