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Tunis—The Constitution, which includes the broad authority of the President of Tunisia and the diminishing role of other institutions and institutions, could threaten democracy, a powerful UGTT union leader said Saturday.
However, the union, a major political force with more than one million members, said members would be free to vote in choosing the constitution proposed by President Kais Saied. ..
Voters will be asked to approve the Constitution in a referendum on July 25th.
Sayed slammed Congress and the 2014 Democratic Constitution last summer, and the enemy was called a coup, moving towards one's rule and rebuilding the political system. ..
UGTT holds chapters on freedoms and rights in the proposed constitution, but some restrictions and lack of guarantees threaten and infringe on these freedoms and rights. Said that it may provide. Prior to
, political power was more directly exercised by Congress. Parliament played a leading role in government appointments and legislative approval.
Under the proposed new constitution, Congress responded to the President, not Congress, but Congress was able to withdraw trust from the government by a majority of two-thirds.
Sayed is solely responsible for presenting bills, proposing treaties and drafting state budgets, and is allowed to appoint or dismiss government ministers and appoint judges. (Report by Tarek Amara, edited by Timothy Heritage)
