Constitution of Tunisia

Constitution of Tunisia
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The Constitution of Tunisia is the supreme law of the Tunisian Republic. The Constitution is the framework for the organization of the Tunisian government and for the relationship of the federal government with the governates, citizens, and all people within Tunisia. It was adopted on 1 June 1959 and amended in 1988 and 2002, after the Tunisian constitutional referendum of 2002.

Role of Articles 56 and 57 during the 2011 presidential transition

During the Tunisian revolution, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali left Tunisia on 14 January 2011[1][2] and Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi stated that he became the acting President under Article 56 of the Constitution.[3][4] Al Jazeera claimed that lawyers disagreed with Ghannouchi's claim, since under Article 57 of the Constitution of Tunisia, the Constitutional Council should meet and the leader of one of the houses of the Tunisian parliament should become an interim President.[5] The Constitutional Council declared that "the post of president is definitely vacant" and declared that under Article 57, Fouad Mebazaa should become the interim President, with the obligation to call for elections within 45 to 60 days.[6] On 15 January 2011, Mebazaa was officially sworn in as interim President.[6]

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