✍️ Title I: General Principles
Article 1
Tunisia is a civil, democratic, secular, free, independent, sovereign, unified, and indivisible State.
It is founded on the rule of law, the peaceful alternation of power, the separation of powers as well as their balance and mutual oversight.
Its legitimacy derives from the will of its people and its diverse civilizational history, within a national unity based on citizenship, dignity, and justice.
Article 2
Sovereignty belongs to the people, who are its source.
It is exercised through their elected representatives, by referendum, and through participatory mechanisms provided for by the Constitution.
Article 3
Citizenship is the foundation of national belonging.
All citizens, women and men, are equal before the law.
Any discrimination based on sex, color, ethnic or cultural origin, language, religion or non-religion, opinion, disability, or any personal, social, or physical status is prohibited.
Article 4
Tunisia is a North African State, an integral part of the Amazigh African space and the Mediterranean region.
It is historically, spiritually, and culturally linked to the Middle East through its Arab and Islamic interactions, historically connected to Europe through commercial and cultural exchanges, and to North Africa through its Maghrebi extension.
It is also part of the global human community, committed to its universal belonging, open to all civilizations, and embracing all its historical legacies.
Article 5
The Tunisian flag is red, bearing at its center a white disk containing a red crescent surrounding a five-pointed red star, as defined by law.
The national anthem of the Tunisian Republic is Humat al-Hima, as defined by law.
The motto of the Tunisian Republic is: “Liberty, Justice, Dignity.”
These national symbols may only be amended by popular referendum.
Article 6
The official language of the Tunisian Republic is Arabic.
The Tunisian language (standardized darija) and Amazigh are national languages preserved and developed by law.
The State is committed to protecting and promoting linguistic diversity.
Official texts are published in Arabic, with recognized versions in standardized Tunisian and Amazigh where specificity requires.
Article 7
The State is neutral in religious, cultural, and linguistic matters.
It is prohibited to use religion, national, regional, cultural, or linguistic affiliation as a means of domination, exclusion, or discrimination.
Article 8
Ratified international treaties are part of the national legal system and prevail over ordinary laws, in conformity with the Constitution.