The Tunisian parliament has referred the draft law regarding the Constitutional Court to the crisis cell, which is to meet before February 19.
According to the Tunisian website "Nessma," the parliament's bureau decided in its meeting to refer the draft law concerning the amendment and completion of the organic law number 50 of the year 2015, dated December 3, 2015, related to the Constitutional Court to the crisis cell, which is to convene before February 19. The law for the Constitutional Court has sparked significant controversy within Tunisian society, as the Tunisian parliament seeks to elect the first Constitutional Court in the country's history, an independent judicial body ensuring the supremacy of the constitution and safeguarding the democratic republican system, rights, and freedoms.
The Tunisian parliament has started amending the organic law concerning the Constitutional Court since October of last year, in an attempt to overcome the legal obstacles that have prevented its establishment, despite holding eight general sessions to elect its members. The amendments focus primarily on reducing the legal quorum for voting from 145 votes to 131 votes. The Constitutional Court consists of 12 members, including 9 legal specialists and 3 non-specialists. The election process for four members is conducted secretly in parliament, while the President of the Republic appoints four members, and the Supreme Judicial Council elects four members.
