{"id":644,"date":"2014-01-04T07:32:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-04T06:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jasminefoundation.info\/?p=644"},"modified":"2017-05-30T11:42:26","modified_gmt":"2017-05-30T10:42:26","slug":"daily-follow-up-of-the-constitution-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jasminefoundation.info\/?p=644","title":{"rendered":"Daily follow-up of the constitution debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jasminefoundation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/discussion.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-645\" alt=\"discussion\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jasminefoundation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/discussion.jpg\" width=\"660\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jasminefoundation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/discussion.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.jasminefoundation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/discussion-300x98.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i> I<i>n this series of reports <\/i><i>Jasmine Foundation\u2019s team will be summarizing the discussions of the draft Tunisian constitution, put before the plenary of the National Constituent Assembly on Friday 3<sup>rd<\/sup> January for final discussion and voting. The process is expected to take 10 days according to the timetable set out in the Roadmap agreed under the National Dialogue, which aims to have the constitution, an election <\/i>authority and date, and a new government in place by 14 January 2014 &#8211; the third anniversary of the Tunisian revolution.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Follow Jasmine Foundation\u2019s updated version of the draft constitution as it is amended and voted on \u2013 the text below the summary shows what has been adopted so far in the draft, including all amendments passed.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>[stextbox id=&#8221;info&#8221; caption=&#8221;Summary of Day 1&#8243; bwidth=&#8221;6&#8243; color=&#8221;000000&#8243; ccolor=&#8221;ffffff&#8221; bcolor=&#8221;045f00&#8243; bgcolor=&#8221;b1feae&#8221; cbgcolor=&#8221;045f00&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Day 1: Friday 3<sup>rd<\/sup> January 2014<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Today marked a long-awaited moment in Tunisia\u2019s arduous democratic transition. After two years of drafting, the fourth and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anc.tn\/site\/main\/AR\/docs\/constitution\/projet_constitution.pdf\">final draft of the constitution<\/a> will finally be debated and voted on in the plenary. The draft is the result of work by 6 assembly committees&#8230; <strong><a title=\"Opening of the Final Debate on the Draft Tunisia Constitution\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jasminefoundation.info\/?p=637\">Continue<\/a><\/strong>[\/stextbox]<\/p>\n<p>[stextbox id=&#8221;info&#8221; caption=&#8221;Summary of Day 2&#8243; bwidth=&#8221;6&#8243; color=&#8221;000000&#8243; ccolor=&#8221;ffffff&#8221; bcolor=&#8221;f99c05&#8243; bgcolor=&#8221;fcd391&#8243; cbgcolor=&#8221;f96c05&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Day 2: Saturday 4<sup>th<\/sup> January 2014<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The plenary debate around the constitution resumed on Saturday morning at 10:25 with the commencement of discussions of the first chapter on \u201cGeneral Principles\u201d. After the procedural confusion that had accompanied \u2026 <a title=\"Summary of Day 2: Saturday 4th January 2014\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jasminefoundation.info\/?p=655\"><b>Continue<\/b><\/a>[\/stextbox]<\/p>\n<p>[stextbox id=&#8221;info&#8221; caption=&#8221;Summary of Day 3&#8243; bwidth=&#8221;6&#8243; color=&#8221;090906&#8243; ccolor=&#8221;ffffff&#8221; bcolor=&#8221;8fa710&#8243; bgcolor=&#8221;e7f1bb&#8221; cbgcolor=&#8221;8fa710&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Day 3: Sunday 5<sup>th<\/sup> January 2014<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>After achieving a relativey swift pace of discussion on Saturday, Sunday brought very little progress on the discussion of the draft constitution and the spectre of deadlock once again in the Assembly. The announcement\u2026 <a title=\"Summary of Day 3: Sunday 5th January 2014\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jasminefoundation.info\/?p=662\"><b>Continue<\/b><\/a>[\/stextbox]<\/p>\n<p>[stextbox id=&#8221;info&#8221; caption=&#8221;Summary of Day 4&#8243; bwidth=&#8221;6&#8243; color=&#8221;000000&#8243; ccolor=&#8221;ffffff&#8221; bcolor=&#8221;0c85ca&#8221; bgcolor=&#8221;95d4f8&#8243; cbgcolor=&#8221;0c85ca&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Day 4: Monday 6<sup>th<\/sup> January 2014<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Following a busy evening session that ended at 10 p.m. on Sunday night, the National Constituent Assembly plenary resumed on Monday at 11.30 a.m. after morning meetings of the Consensus Committee and the ISIE nominations&#8230; <a title=\"Day 4 of constitutional debate: Tunisia Votes in Freedoms and Liberties\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jasminefoundation.info\/?p=675\"><b>Continue<\/b><\/a>[\/stextbox]<\/p>\n<p>[stextbox id=&#8221;info&#8221; caption=&#8221;Summary of Day 5&#8243; bwidth=&#8221;6&#8243; color=&#8221;000000&#8243; ccolor=&#8221;ffffff&#8221; bcolor=&#8221;5c0362&#8243; bgcolor=&#8221;f4adec&#8221; cbgcolor=&#8221;5c0362&#8243; ]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 5: Tuesday 7<i><sup>th<\/sup> January 2014<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The National Constituent Assembly continued its progress through Chapter Two of the draft constitution on Rights and Liberties. A number of significant provisions were adopted recognizing and obligating the state to ensure&#8230; <a title=\"Summary of Day 5: Progress through Chapter 2 on Rights and Liberties\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jasminefoundation.info\/?p=686\"><b>Continue<\/b><\/a>[\/stextbox]<\/p>\n<p>[stextbox id=&#8221;info&#8221; caption=&#8221;Summary of Day 6&#8243; bwidth=&#8221;6&#8243; color=&#8221;000000&#8243; ccolor=&#8221;ffffff&#8221; bcolor=&#8221;141d84&#8243; bgcolor=&#8221;d2d5f8&#8243; cbgcolor=&#8221;141d84&#8243; ]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 6: Wednesday 8<i><sup>th<\/sup> January 2014<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wednesday witnessed the arrival of the vote by the National Constituent Assembly on the composition of the new High Commission for Elections (Instance Superieure Independante pour les Elections, ISIE), &#8230; <a title=\"Summary of Day 6: Tunisia Appoints Independent High Commission for Elections\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jasminefoundation.info\/?p=691\"><b>Continue<\/b><\/a>[\/stextbox]<\/p>\n<p>[stextbox id=&#8221;info&#8221; caption=&#8221;Summary of Day 7&#8243; bwidth=&#8221;6&#8243; color=&#8221;000000&#8243; ccolor=&#8221;ffffff&#8221; bcolor=&#8221;f99c05&#8243; bgcolor=&#8221;fcd391&#8243; cbgcolor=&#8221;f96c05&#8243; ]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 7: Thursday 9<i><sup>th<\/sup> January 2014<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Assembly witnessed yesterday a mix of heated scenes and recriminations, as well as a final vote on presidency of the Independent High Commission for Elections on Thursday. The morning plenary began with&#8230; <a title=\"Summary of Day 7: Historic Parity Rule Adopted Amid Heated Debate and Celebration\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jasminefoundation.info\/?p=702\"><b>Continue<\/b><\/a>[\/stextbox]<\/p>\n<p>[stextbox id=&#8221;info&#8221; caption=&#8221;Summary of Day 8&#8243; bwidth=&#8221;6&#8243; color=&#8221;000000&#8243; ccolor=&#8221;ffffff&#8221; bcolor=&#8221;045f00&#8243; bgcolor=&#8221;b1feae&#8221; cbgcolor=&#8221;045f00&#8243; ]<\/p>\n<p><strong> Day 8: Friday 10<i><sup>th<\/sup> January 2014<\/i><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The plenary kicked off at 11:15 on the morning of Friday 10<sup>th<\/sup> January, launching straight into the middle of a vote on a proposed amendment to add a new article to the end of Chapter Two, protecting the right to work &#8230; <a title=\"Summary of Day 8, Friday 10th January: Assembly Debates Legislative Powers and nears the halfway mark on the new Constitution\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jasminefoundation.info\/?p=715\"><b>Continue<\/b><\/a>[\/stextbox]<\/p>\n<p>[stextbox id=&#8221;info&#8221; caption=&#8221;Summary of Day 9&#8243; bwidth=&#8221;6&#8243; color=&#8221;000000&#8243; ccolor=&#8221;ffffff&#8221; bcolor=&#8221;ad0924&#8243; bgcolor=&#8221;f88799&#8243; cbgcolor=&#8221;ad0924&#8243; ]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 9: Saturday 11<i><sup>th<\/sup> January 2014<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After the heated scenes of Friday evening, the plenary started at midday on Saturday following meetings of the Consensus Committee and parliamentary blocs. The plenary began with a request to return to article 54 which had been adopted&#8230; <a title=\"Summary of Day 9: Saturday 11th January \u2013 Assembly Reaches the Halfway Mark and Embarks on Chapter on Executive Powers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jasminefoundation.info\/?p=734\"><b>Continue<\/b><\/a>[\/stextbox]<\/p>\n<p>[stextbox id=&#8221;info&#8221; caption=&#8221;Summary of Day 10&#8243; bwidth=&#8221;6&#8243; color=&#8221;000000&#8243; ccolor=&#8221;ffffff&#8221; bcolor=&#8221;0c85ca&#8221; bgcolor=&#8221;95d4f8&#8243; cbgcolor=&#8221;0c85ca&#8221; ]<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Day 10: Sunday 12<sup>th<\/sup> January 2014<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Following the raucous scenes of Saturday that had ended with the adjournment of Saturday\u2019s session, Sunday\u2019s session opened with an apology from Samia Abbou (CPR) for having attacked Ennahdha Party over the consensual&#8230;\u00a0<a title=\"Summary of Day 10, Sunday 12th January\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jasminefoundation.info\/?p=740\"><b>Continue<\/b><\/a>[\/stextbox]<\/p>\n<p>[stextbox id=&#8221;info&#8221; caption=&#8221;Summary of Day 11&#8243;\u00a0 bwidth=&#8221;6&#8243; color=&#8221;000000&#8243; ccolor=&#8221;ffffff&#8221; bcolor=&#8221;53650a&#8221; bgcolor=&#8221;bde618&#8243; cbgcolor=&#8221;53650a&#8221; ]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 11: Monday 13<i><sup>th<\/sup> January 2014<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The National Constituent Assembly entered its eleventh day of discussion of the constitution on Monday after a long debate the previous evening over the division of executive powers. The dividing line between the\u00a0&#8230; <a title=\"Summary of Day 11, 13th January: Assembly Adopts Executive Powers but Disagrees over Judicial Appointments\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jasminefoundation.info\/?p=729\"><b>Continue<\/b><\/a>[\/stextbox]<\/p>\n<p>[stextbox id=&#8221;info&#8221; caption=&#8221;Summary of Day 14&#8243; bwidth=&#8221;6&#8243; color=&#8221;ffffff&#8221; ccolor=&#8221;000000&#8243; bcolor=&#8221;4388da&#8221; bgcolor=&#8221;0d0a47&#8243; cbgcolor=&#8221;4388da&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Day<b> 14: Thursday 16<sup>th<\/sup> January 2014<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Assembly resumed its plenary discussions of the draft constitution after long private meetings between blocs on Wednesday \u2013 some as long as six hours &#8211; had prevented a plenary being held for the first time since&#8230; <a title=\"Summary of Day 14: Thursday 16th January \u2013 Assembly Resumes after Marathon Meetings over Judiciary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jasminefoundation.info\/?p=751\"><b>Continue<\/b><\/a>[\/stextbox]<\/p>\n<p>[stextbox id=&#8221;info&#8221; caption=&#8221;Summary of Day 15&#8243; bwidth=&#8221;6&#8243; color=&#8221;000000&#8243; ccolor=&#8221;ffffff&#8221; bcolor=&#8221;045f00&#8243; bgcolor=&#8221;b1feae&#8221; cbgcolor=&#8221;045f00&#8243; ]<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Day 15: Friday 17<sup>th<\/sup> January 2014<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The plenary commenced at 11am on Friday 17<sup>th<\/sup> January with continuation of the discussions around the powers of the Constitutional Court. The remaining articles 118 to 121 on the procedures for examination&#8230; <strong><a title=\"Summary of Day 15: Friday 17th January \u2013 Assembly approves New Constitutional Commissions to Strengthen Democratic Governance\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jasminefoundation.info\/?p=760\">Continue<\/a><\/strong>[\/stextbox]<\/p>\n<p>[stextbox id=&#8221;info&#8221; caption=&#8221;Summary of Day 16&#8243; bwidth=&#8221;6&#8243; color=&#8221;000000&#8243; ccolor=&#8221;ffffff&#8221; bcolor=&#8221;f99c05&#8243; bgcolor=&#8221;fcd391&#8243; cbgcolor=&#8221;f96c05&#8243; ]<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Day 16: Saturday 18<sup>th<\/sup> January 2014<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The plenary commenced Chapter Seven of the draft constitution on local government. The discussion centred around the important of decentralization in making citizens aware of their role in governance \u2026 <a title=\"Summary of Day 16 \u2013 Saturday 18th January\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jasminefoundation.info\/?p=764\"><b>Continue<\/b><\/a>[\/stextbox]<\/p>\n<p>[stextbox id=&#8221;info&#8221; caption=&#8221;Summary of Day 17&#8243; bwidth=&#8221;6&#8243; color=&#8221;090906&#8243; ccolor=&#8221;ffffff&#8221; bcolor=&#8221;8fa710&#8243; bgcolor=&#8221;e7f1bb&#8221; cbgcolor=&#8221;8fa710&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Day 17: Sunday 19<sup>th<\/sup> January 2014<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Monday\u2019s plenary began in an atmosphere of hushed anticipation as the National Constituent Assembly glimpsed the end of its discussion of the draft constitution, which has been two years in the making\u2026 <a title=\"Summary of Day 17: Assembly Enters Final Discussions of Constitution\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jasminefoundation.info\/?p=776\"><b>Continue<\/b><\/a>[\/stextbox]<\/p>\n<p>[stextbox id=&#8221;info&#8221; caption=&#8221;Summary of the last day of discussion&#8221; bwidth=&#8221;6&#8243; color=&#8221;000000&#8243; ccolor=&#8221;ffffff&#8221; bcolor=&#8221;045f00&#8243; bgcolor=&#8221;b1feae&#8221; cbgcolor=&#8221;045f00&#8243; ]<strong>Thursday 23 January 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The last plenary of the Assembly began with the sad news of the death of deputy Mohamed Allouch, who died the previous night of a heart attack. 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