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Tunisia's Constitution


Tunisia's Constitution

  • Approved 3 years after the uprising that launched the Arab Spring
  • Guarantees freedom of worship but says Islam is the state religion
  • Splits executive power between a president and a prime minister
  • Prime minister has dominant role and answers to parliament
  • President is elected by the people and responsible for defense and foreign relations
  • Recognizes gender equality
  • Guarantees right of free expression and association, and a free press
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