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{{Politics of Tunisia}}
The '''Chamber of Deputies''' (مجلس النواب( تونس) ''Majlis al-Nuwaab'') is the [[lower chamber]] of the [[Parliament of Tunisia]], the [[bicameralism|bicameral]] [[legislature|legislative branch]] of the government of [[Tunisia]]. It has 189 seats and members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms. 20% of the seats are reserved for the opposition.
Under the [[Constitution of Tunisia]], the Chamber of Deputies theoretically has great lawmaking powers, and even has the right to [[motion of no confidence|censure]] the government by a two-thirds majority. In practice, the body has been dominated by the [[Democratic Constitutional Rally]] (formerly the Neo-Destour Party and Socialist Destour Party) since independence, and historically there has been little opposition to executive decisions. Recently, the chamber has taken an increased role in debating national policy, but all legislation still originates with the president.
Elections held on October 24, 2004 and October 25, 2009, resulted in substantial majorities for the Democratic Constitutional Rally. The 2004 election yielded the following results:
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