local elections-Tunis 1: 186 candidates kick off election campaigns, Saturday


Some 186 candidates representing the imadas under the jurisdiction of the Tunis I Local Authority for the Elections (IRIE) kick off their election campaigns on Saturday, December 2.



161 among them will be chosen by direct election and the remaining 25 candidates, who are people with disabilities, will be elected by sortition.



The electoral campaign for the local council elections scheduled for December 24 kicks off on December 2, in 2,155 constituencies and will run until December 22.



The Tunis I Local Authority for Elections includes the delegations of Hraïria, Ezzouhour, Séjoumi, Kabaria, Medina, El Ouardia, Bab Bhar, Bab Souika, Djebel Jelloud, Sidi El Béchir and Sidi Hassine.







Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse