Hundreds protest against Tunisia draft constitution as vote looms

Older and younger generations march in Tunis to reject President Kais Saied’s draft constitution, days ahead of a referendum

Hundreds of people have rallied in Tunis to protest against a draft constitution proposed by President Kais Saied, two days before a planned referendum on the charter, Qazet.az reports.

The National Salvation Front alliance of opposition groups led a march through the Tunisian capital on Saturday to reject the president’s constitution change programme and decried what they call an undemocratic and illegal process.

Many of the protesters were from the older generation, who had lived under former President Zine Abbedine Ben Ali and took part in the 2011 revolution which forced him from office.

Among them was Amna Fehty, an Ennadha supporter who said she was there to “fight for freedom and democracy”.

“We cannot progress or have any power in this world under a dictatorship,” she told Al Jazeera.

“I do not want to see our children live as slaves under a dictator.”