Constitution of Tunisia

The Constitution of the Republic of Tunisia (Arabic دستور تونس ) exists since 27 January 2014, and thus replaced the Interim Constitution in force since December 11, 2011. After the upheavals during the Tunisian revolution, the old constitution of the country was suspended. After the first free elections in Tunisia in October 2011, a Constituent Assembly was instructed to draw up a new Tunisian Constitution, which was then adopted on January 26, 2014 from tunesisischen Parliament with a majority of 200 MPs (of 216).

The Constitution of 2014 prescribes the form of government of the Republic, as the state religion Islam and Arabic as the official language and guarantees freedom of conscience and equality. For the first time in the Arab world, the Constitution also establishes that just as many women as men are to sit in the elected chambers.

The old constitution was promulgated on June 1, 1959 by Habib Bourguiba, after the former French colony of Tunisia had declared independence from France. It consisted of 78 articles.