An online consultation organized by Tunisian President Kais Saied, and very largely shunned, supported the establishment of a presidential regime in place of the current hybrid system, according to official data.
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The results of this consultation, which took place between January 15 and March 20, were presented to Kais Saied on Thursday evening during a meeting attended by Prime Minister Najla Bouden and Minister of Technology Nizar Ben Neji. , according to a video posted Friday, April 1 by the presidency.
The holding of this consultation was part of a roadmap presented by Kais Saied in December to end the crisis in the country after he assumed full powers in July by dismissing the government and suspending the Parliament, which he finally disbanded on Wednesday.
The answers collected will serve as the basis for a commission of experts tasked with drawing up political reforms which will be submitted to a referendum in July on a new Constitution,
Nizar Ben Néji announced that 534,915 people had participated in this electronic consultation, open to all Tunisians over the age of 16.
Tunisia has a population of nearly 12 million.
In the last elections in 2019, the electorate, which includes all Tunisians over the age of 18, was made up of 7.07 million people.
The consultation is a questionnaire addressing politics, economics, social issues, digital transition, health, quality of life, education and culture.
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According to the minister, 86.4% of the participants opted for a presidential system, which Kais Saied calls for, and 70.7% expressed a preference for the nominative voting system in the legislative elections to replace the current list system. .
Kais Saied indeed repeats over and over again that the current Constitution, which in 2014 established a rather parliamentary hybrid system, is dysfunctional because it is a source of conflict between parliamentarians and the executive.
In an apparent attempt to explain the low turnout, Kais Saeid told the meeting that the electronic platform had been targeted by thousands of cyberattacks carried out by its critics.
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They fear the expression of the will of the Tunisians
,” he assured.