
Tunisia: 24 parties will participate in constitutional referendum campaign
Tunisia's Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) announced that 24 political parties will participate in the campaign for the constitutional referendum, scheduled to be held on 25 July.
President Kais Saied appointed the professor of law Sadok Belaid as coordinating head of the National Consultative Authority entrusted with drafting a new constitution for the country in May.
The ISIE said in a statement yesterday, June 29, 2022, that "24 parties applied to participate in the referendum campaign, including the People's Movement, Afek Tounes and the Tunisia Forward Movement."
The ISIE stated that the campaign will witness the participation of "26 associations, most notably the Tunisian General Labour Union UGTT (the largest trade union in Tunisia), in addition to 111 people."
The ISIE did not give any more details about the campaign, however, it previously announced that it will be held between 3-21 July.