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Constitution Tunisia, in 36 editions.
The entry for Tunisia published Constitution in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 17 editions. Each is shown as published. Constitution in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 17
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Constitution” (1990 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 4 editions, 1990 to 1993.
1 June 1959
1 June 1959
The same text in 11 editions, 1994 to 2004.
1 June 1959; amended 12 July 1988
1 June 1959 1959; amended 12 July 1988
The same text in 6 editions, 2005 to 2010.
1 June 1959; amended 1988, 2002
1 June 1959; amended 12 July 1988 1988, 2002
- 1 June 1959;
- amended 1988, 2002;
- note - the newly formed Constituent Assembly is charged with writing a new constitution
1 June 1959; amended 1988, 2002 2002; note - the newly formed Constituent Assembly is charged with writing a new constitution
- 1 June 1959;
- amended 1988, 2002;
- note - the Constituent Assembly formed in October 2011 following the country's political revolution was charged with writing a new constitution
1 June 1959; amended 1988, 2002; note - the newly formed Constituent Assembly is formed in October 2011 following the country's political revolution was charged with writing a new constitution
several previous; note - drafting of new constitution began in early 2011, but progress has been intermittent (2013)
1 June 1959; amended 1988, 2002; several previous; note - the Constituent Assembly formed in October 2011 following the country's political revolution was charged with writing a drafting of new constitution began in early 2011, but progress has been intermittent (2013)
- several previous; latest approved by Constituent Assembly 26 January 2014 (2014)
several previous; note - drafting of new constitution began in early 2011, but progress has been intermittent (2013) latest approved by Constituent Assembly 26 January 2014 (2014)
several previous; latest approved by Constituent Assembly 26 January 2014, signed by president on 27 January 2014 (2014)
several previous; latest approved by Constituent Assembly 26 January 2014, signed by president on 27 January 2014 (2014)
several previous; latest approved by Constituent Assembly 26 January 2014, signed by president on 27 January 2014 (2016)
several previous; latest approved by Constituent Assembly 26 January 2014, signed by president on 27 January 2014 (2014) (2016)
- history:
- several previous; latest approved by Constituent Assembly 26 January 2014, signed by the president, prime minister, and Constituent Assembly speaker 27 January 2014
- amendments:
- proposed by the president of the republic or by one-third of members of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People;
- following review by the Constitutional Court, approval to proceed requires an absolute majority vote by the Assembly and final passage requires a two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly;
- the president can opt to submit an amendment to a referendum, which requires an absolute majority of votes cast for passage (2017)
Rewritten: too little of the 2016 text remains to mark the changes.
history: several previous; latest approved by Constituent Assembly 26 January 2014, signed by the president, prime minister, and Constituent Assembly speaker 27 January 2014
amendments: proposed by the president of the republic or by one-third of members of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People; following review by the Constitutional Court, approval to proceed requires an absolute majority vote by the Assembly and final passage requires a two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly; the president can opt to submit an amendment to a referendum, which requires an absolute majority of votes cast for passage (2017)
- history:
- several previous; latest approved by Constituent Assembly 26 January 2014, signed by the president, prime minister, and Constituent Assembly speaker 27 January 2014 (2017)
- amendments:
- proposed by the president of the republic or by one-third of members of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People;
- following review by the Constitutional Court, approval to proceed requires an absolute majority vote by the Assembly and final passage requires a two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly;
- the president can opt to submit an amendment to a referendum, which requires an absolute majority of votes cast for passage (2017)
history: several previous; latest approved by Constituent Assembly 26 January 2014, signed by the president, prime minister, and Constituent Assembly speaker 27 January 2014 (2017)
amendments: proposed by the president of the republic or by one-third of members of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People; following review by the Constitutional Court, approval to proceed requires an absolute majority vote by the Assembly and final passage requires a two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly; the president can opt to submit an amendment to a referendum, which requires an absolute majority of votes cast for passage (2017)
- history:
- several previous; latest approved by Constituent Assembly 26 January 2014, signed by the president, prime minister, and Constituent Assembly speaker 27 January 2014
- amendments:
- proposed by the president of the republic or by one third of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People membership;
- following review by the Constitutional Court, approval to proceed requires an absolute majority vote by the Assembly and final passage requires a two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly;
- the president can opt to submit an amendment to a referendum, which requires an absolute majority of votes cast for passage (2017)
history: several previous; latest approved by Constituent Assembly 26 January 2014, signed by the president, prime minister, and Constituent Assembly speaker 27 January 2014 (2017)
amendments: proposed by the president of the republic or by one-third of members one third of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People; People membership; following review by the Constitutional Court, approval to proceed requires an absolute majority vote by the Assembly and final passage requires a two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly; the president can opt to submit an amendment to a referendum, which requires an absolute majority of votes cast for passage (2017)
- history:
- several previous; latest approved by Constituent Assembly 26 January 2014, signed by the president, prime minister, and Constituent Assembly speaker 27 January 2014
- amendments:
- proposed by the president of the republic or by one third of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People membership;
- following review by the Constitutional Court, approval to proceed requires an absolute majority vote by the Assembly and final passage requires a two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly;
- the president can opt to submit an amendment to a referendum, which requires an absolute majority of votes cast for passage
history: several previous; latest approved by Constituent Assembly 26 January 2014, signed by the president, prime minister, and Constituent Assembly speaker 27 January 2014
amendments: proposed by the president of the republic or by one third of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People membership; following review by the Constitutional Court, approval to proceed requires an absolute majority vote by the Assembly and final passage requires a two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly; the president can opt to submit an amendment to a referendum, which requires an absolute majority of votes cast for passage (2017)
- history:
- several previous;
- latest approved by Constituent Assembly 26 January 2014, signed by the president, prime minister, and Constituent Assembly speaker 27 January 2014;
- note - in mid-December 2021 President Kais SAIED announced that a constitutional referendum would be held in late July 2022
- amendments:
- proposed by the president of the republic or by one third of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People membership;
- following review by the Constitutional Court, approval to proceed requires an absolute majority vote by the Assembly and final passage requires a two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly;
- the president can opt to submit an amendment to a referendum, which requires an absolute majority of votes cast for passage
history: several previous; latest approved by Constituent Assembly 26 January 2014, signed by the president, prime minister, and Constituent Assembly speaker 27 January 2014 2014; note - in mid-December 2021 President Kais SAIED announced that a constitutional referendum would be held in late July 2022
amendments: proposed by the president of the republic or by one third of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People membership; following review by the Constitutional Court, approval to proceed requires an absolute majority vote by the Assembly and final passage requires a two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly; the president can opt to submit an amendment to a referendum, which requires an absolute majority of votes cast for passage
- history:
- history: several previous;
- latest approved by Constituent Assembly 26 January 2014, signed by the president, prime minister, and Constituent Assembly speaker on 27 January 2014;
- note - in September 2021, President Kais SAIED issued a decree granting him certain executive, legislative, and judiciary powers, and the authority to rule by decree, but allowed continued implementation of the preamble and chapters one and two of the Constitution, which guarantee rights and freedoms;
- note - in a 25 July 2022 referendum, voters supported a new constitution proposed by the president
- amendments:
- proposed by the president of the republic or by one third of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People membership;
- following review by the Constitutional Court, approval to proceed requires an absolute majority vote by the Assembly and final passage requires a two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly;
- the president can opt to submit an amendment to a referendum, which requires an absolute majority of votes cast for passage
history: history: several previous; latest approved by Constituent Assembly 26 January 2014, signed by the president, prime minister, and Constituent Assembly speaker on 27 January 2014; note - in mid-December 2021 September 2021, President Kais SAIED announced that issued a constitutional referendum would be held decree granting him certain executive, legislative, and judiciary powers, and the authority to rule by decree, but allowed continued implementation of the preamble and chapters one and two of the Constitution, which guarantee rights and freedoms; note - in late a 25 July 2022 referendum, voters supported a new constitution proposed by the president
amendments: proposed by the president of the republic or by one third of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People membership; following review by the Constitutional Court, approval to proceed requires an absolute majority vote by the Assembly and final passage requires a two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly; the president can opt to submit an amendment to a referendum, which requires an absolute majority of votes cast for passage
- history:
- history: several previous; latest - draft published by the president 30 June 2022, approved by referendum 25 July, and adopted 27 July
- amendments:
- proposed by the president of the republic or by one third of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People membership;
- following review by the Constitutional Court, approval to proceed requires an absolute majority vote by the Assembly and final passage requires a two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly;
- the president can opt to submit an amendment to a referendum, which requires an absolute majority of votes cast for passage
history: history: several previous; latest approved by Constituent Assembly 26 January 2014, signed by the president, prime minister, and Constituent Assembly speaker on 27 January 2014; note - in September 2021, President Kais SAIED issued a decree granting him certain executive, legislative, and judiciary powers, and the authority to rule draft published by decree, but allowed continued implementation of the preamble and chapters one and two of the Constitution, which guarantee rights and freedoms; note - in a president 30 June 2022, approved by referendum 25 July, and adopted 27 July 2022 referendum, voters supported a new constitution proposed by the president
amendments: proposed by the president of the republic or by one third of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People membership; following review by the Constitutional Court, approval to proceed requires an absolute majority vote by the Assembly and final passage requires a two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly; the president can opt to submit an amendment to a referendum, which requires an absolute majority of votes cast for passage
- history:
- several previous; latest - draft published by the president 30 June 2022, approved by referendum 25 July 2022, and adopted 27 July 2022
- amendments:
- proposed by the president of the republic or by one third of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People membership;
- following review by the Constitutional Court, approval to proceed requires an absolute majority vote by the Assembly and final passage requires a two-thirds Assembly majority vote;
- the president can opt to submit an amendment to a referendum, which requires an absolute majority of votes cast for passage
history: history: several previous; latest - draft published by the president 30 June 2022, approved by referendum 25 July, July 2022, and adopted 27 July 2022
amendments: proposed by the president of the republic or by one third of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People membership; following review by the Constitutional Court, approval to proceed requires an absolute majority vote by the Assembly and final passage requires a two-thirds Assembly majority vote by the Assembly; vote; the president can opt to submit an amendment to a referendum, which requires an absolute majority of votes cast for passage
- history:
- several previous; latest draft published by the president 30 June 2022, approved by referendum 25 July 2022, and adopted 27 July 2022
- amendment process:
- proposed by the president of the republic or one third of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People membership;
- following Constitutional Court review, approval to proceed requires an absolute majority vote in the Assembly, and final passage requires a two-thirds Assembly majority vote;
- the president can opt to submit an amendment to a referendum, which requires an absolute majority of votes cast for passage
history: several previous; latest - draft published by the president 30 June 2022, approved by referendum 25 July 2022, and adopted 27 July 2022amendments: amendment process: proposed by the president of the republic or by one third of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People membership; following review by the Constitutional Court, Court review, approval to proceed requires an absolute majority vote by in the Assembly Assembly, and final passage requires a two-thirds Assembly majority vote; the president can opt to submit an amendment to a referendum, which requires an absolute majority of votes cast for passage
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Tunisia: Constitution.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/tunisia/constitution.