Tunisian President Kais Saied published on Thursday the new constitution that will be the subject of the upcoming referendum.

The Tunisian Government Gazette noted that the new constitution involves a change of the country's political regime to a presidential system, which gives additional powers to the president.

It also noted that this constitution will limit the role of parliament, with the exception of its role in monitoring the president and government.

President Saied, the gazette said, will continue to rule by decrees until a new parliament is elected in December.

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In addition, the new constitution prevents the judiciary from going on strike, while also guaranteeing the freedom of thought, opinion, press, congregation, and publishing.

The proposed constitution says the position of president is a right for every Tunisian that does not hold a different nationality, the president may only renew his candidacy for one additional term, and the president will be the one exercising executive power with the assistance of a government headed by a prime minister.

Journalists' syndicate: Approval, opposition and boycott of referendum must be respected

Tunisia's journalists' syndicate called for the guaranteeing of the right of all factions that believe in a democratic civil state to express their stances in the media, noting that the role of the elections committee is to guarantee plurality, fairness, and the right of all opinions to be broadcasted in media, rather than be excluded.

The syndicate further stressed that positions in favor of or against, or even calling for the boycott of the referendum, are stances that must be respected, and their right to be expressed must also be respected. 

It also reiterated its stance against the systematic policy of exclusion being adopted by the Tunisian television organization.