Tunisian president grants himself power to appoint election authority

The presidential decree to revise the law of the Independent High Authority for Elections in Tunisia and change its composition is facing widespread criticism from opposition parties and organizations that accuse Tunisian President Kais Saied of granting himself wide powers that may affect the course of democracy.
A man places a copy of the Tunisian Constitution atop a Tunisian national flag.
A man places a copy of the Tunisian Constitution atop a Tunisian national flag during a demonstration called for by Tunisia's Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party against President Kais Saied's recent decrees, outside the Tunis Opera House in the center of the capital Tunis on Feb. 13, 2022. - ANIS MILI/AFP via Getty Images
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TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisian President Kais Saied’s measures continue to spark criticism among Tunisians.

In a statement posted on its Facebook page on April 27, the Social Democratic Path (Al-Massar) party said that Independent High Authority for Elections (known by its French acronym, ISIE) is part of “the gains of the revolution of freedom and dignity, and its law needs to be amended in a way that enhances its independence and keeps it clear of any partisan bickering and quotas.”

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