TUNISIA-TUNIS-DRAFT OF NEW CONSTITUTION

TUNISIA-TUNIS-DRAFT OF NEW CONSTITUTION

(220620) -- TUNIS, June 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian President Kais Saied (R) receives the draft of a new constitution from Sadok Belaid, head and coordinator of the High National Advisory Committee for the New Republic, in Tunis, Tunisia, on June 20, 2022. Saied declared in December last year that a constitutional referendum will be held in 2022 for a "new republic," and later set the voting date for July 25, the country's Republic Day. (Tunisian Presidency/Handout via Xinhua)

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