Hundreds of Tunisians have taken to the streets to protest the draft of a new constitution put forward by Tunisian President Kais Saied, demanding his resignation two days before Tunisia votes on a controversial charter, AFP reported.

The referendum comes a year after Saied sent the government out of office and suspended parliament.

"Get out," protesters chanted as they waved the red and white Tunisian flag at a rally on Habib Bourguiba Avenue in the capital.

Among the demonstrators were elected representatives of the Islamist Ennahda party, Saied's political rivals.

Tunisia is preparing to vote Monday on a draft constitution that would enshrine the sweeping powers Saied has enjoyed since he resigned the government and suspended parliament last 25 July.

His move has been seen as a decisive blow to Tunisia's crisis-ridden political system, and his rivals argue that his constitution aims to restore autocracy.