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The 2014 constitution fragmented political parties’ power and allowed no clear majority to emerge, implement its policies, or be held accountable. It has been efficient in preventing the hegemony of a single political formation, yet in reality the constitution’s weaknesses largely served the interests of the well-organized Islamists of Ennahda and deflected accountability from the failure of post-2014 governments. However, Tunisia’s problems lie in its political elite and dire economic crisis which no constitution could handle on its own. The focus on debating the current political system puts the much-needed structural economic reforms in second place. The president’s narrative about Tunisia’s unlimited existing resources which simply need to be retrieved, as well as his disregard for the reality of market dynamics, also set unrealistic expectations no political system can fulfill.