Hundreds protest in Tunis against president's plan for constitution


  • World
  • Sunday, 19 Jun 2022

Demonstrators carry flags as they gather during a protest against Tunisian President Kais Saied in Tunis, Tunisia June 19, 2022. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

TUNIS (Reuters) - Hundreds of people demonstrated in Tunis on Sunday in a second day of protest against a constitutional referendum called by President Kais Saied that his opponents say would cement his hold on power.

The demonstration was organised by the Salvation Front, a coalition including the moderate Islamist Ennahda, the largest party in a parliament that Saied dissolved in March.

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