Tunis prepares for acrimonious referendum.

Nearly a year after President Kais Saied first seized the reins of power in Tunisia, suspending parliament and dismissing Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi, there is little sign of an end to the country's political upheaval. Saied has promised much: an end to corruption and a new era of more effective, fairer governance for Tunisia, and he has yet to deliver upon any of it. In the most recent development, Saied has decreed a formal referendum for 25 July on a new draft constitution. [Extracted from the article]

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