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economic development in Tunisia. The UGTT is very influential by way of its
nation-wide networks and should not squander its opportunity to present a strategic
vision for Tunisia and involve itself more proactively in national politics.
To the Parallel Constituent Assembly
• The parallel constituent assembly should clarify its role vis-à-vis the formal
Constituent Assembly, particularly focusing on which constitutional provisions it
worries the formal assembly will “get wrong.” By writing its own separate
constitution with minimal consultation with the formal assembly, that large group of
influential civil society members risks isolating themselves from the government,
where other forms of influence on advocacy could be more constructive.
Furthermore, they risk delegitimizing a constitution-writing process which, aside
from a few provisions, should not be extremely controversial.
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