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'''Sana Mersni''' (born 1 December 1984) is a Tunisian politician who is a deputy in the [[Assembly of the Representatives of the People]].<br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Mersni was born on 1 December 1984 in [[Jendouba]]. She studied literature before completing a master's degree in [[criminal science]] at [[Tunis El Manar University]] Law School. She is writing a PhD thesis on the democratic transition in Tunisia.<ref name=whois>{{cite web|url=https://inkyfada.com/2014/10/sana-mersni-deputee-ennahdha-tnelec2014/|language=French|title=Sana Mersni: Députée Ennahdha, Qui Se Représentei|work=Inkyfada|date=15 October 2014|accessdate=26 January 2017|first=Sana|last=Sbouai}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Mersni practiced as a lawyer but had no political experience before she joined the [[Ennahda Movement]] and was elected to the National Constituent Assembly in 2011 to represent the Jendouba constituency.<ref name=whois/> She was involved in writing the [[Constitution of Tunisia|2014 Constitution]].<ref name=whois/> She was then elected to the Assembly of the People's Representatives in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leconomistemaghrebin.com/2016/08/24/sana-mersni-gouvernement-youssef-chahed-jeunesse/|language=French|title=Sana Mersni : le gouvernement Youssef Chahed est un message positif pour la jeunesse|date=24 August 2016|accessdate=26 January 2017|first=Hamza|last=Marzouk|work=L'Economiste}}</ref> She is a [[rapporteur]] of the General Legislation Commission.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tap.info.tn/en/Portal-Politics/8052770-hrw-bill-on-reconciliation-may-hinder|title=HRW: bill on reconciliation may hinder transitional justice process|publisher=Agence Tunis Afrique Presse|date=14 July 2016|accessdate=26 January 2017}}</ref><br />
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In 2014, Mersni and [[Latifa Habachi]] proposed an amendment to the constitution to give the government power to nominate members of the judiciary. It was strongly opposed by [[Popular Front (Tunisia)|Popular Front]] and Democratic Bloc opposition members and led to a call from the Tunisian Judges' Syndicate for strikes,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tn-news.com/portal/v4/68255050|title=Parties Clash Over Judicial Oversight, Judges Threaten Strike|publisher=TN News|date=14 January 2014|accessdate=26 January 2017}}</ref> but was accepted by 109 votes.<ref>{{cite report|url=http://aei.pitt.edu/56792/1/tunisia_report_(1).pdf|title=Citizenship in Post-Awakening Tunisia: Power Shifts and Conflicting Perceptions|date=February 2014|first1=Fadhel|last1=Blibech|first2=Ahmed|last2=Driss|first3=Pietro|last3=Longo|publisher=University l'Orientale in Naples}}</ref> In 2015, when the Tunisian parliament reinstated the death penalty for terrorist crimes, Mersni noted that it would not deter "terrorists seeking death in order to go to paradise."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2015/Jul-24/308043-tunisia-approves-death-penalty-for-terror-crimes.ashx|work=The Daily Star Lebanon|title=Tunisia approves death penalty for 'terror crimes'|date=24 July 2015|accessdate=26 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/tunisia-parliament/2003900.html|title=Tunisia parliament approves death penalty for 'terror crimes'|date=23 July 2015|accessdate=26 January 2017|publisher=Channel NewsAsia}}</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://majles.marsad.tn/fr/deputes/4f4fbcf3bd8cb5615700005b Marsad profile (in French)]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:1984 births]]<br />
[[Category:Tunisian women in politics]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century women politicians]]<br />
[[Category:Members of the Constituent Assembly of Tunisia]]<br />
[[Category:Members of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People]]<br />
[[Category:Ennahda politicians]]<br />
[[Category:People from Jendouba Governorate]]</div>->Simeon