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Under the [[Constitution of Tunisia|original Tunisian constitution]], the Chamber of Deputies theoretically possessed great lawmaking powers, and even had the right to [[motion of no confidence|censure]] the government by a two-thirds majority. In practice, the body was dominated by the [[Democratic Constitutional Rally]] (formerly the Neo-Destour Party and Socialist Destour Party) from independence until the [[2011 Tunisian revolution]]. The Neo-Destour won every seat in the Chamber at the first elections in 1959, and continued to be the sole party in the legislature until all other parties were banned in 1963. Even after opposition parties were made legal again in 1981, they did not manage to enter the Chamber of Deputies until 1994. Even then, there was little opposition to executive decisions until the overthrow of President [[Zine El Abidine Ben Ali]] in 2011. During the last few years of Ben Ali's tenure, the chamber took an increased role in debating national policy, but all legislation still originated with the president.