Tunisia sets deadline for municipal election registration

Source: Xinhua| 2017-11-26 01:01:08|Editor: yan
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TUNIS, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Tunisia has set the deadline for the municipal election registration on March 25, 2018, while the lists of registered voters will be published on Dec. 4 and 5 this year, Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) said on Saturday.

Te ISIE will announce the final list of voters on January 2, 2018. The electoral body will have to publish the lists of approved applications until Jan. 22.

As for the election campaign, it will start on March 3, 2018 and end on March 23 at midnight to give way to the electoral silence.

Voting for security guards and army soldiers has been scheduled for March 18, 2018.

The preliminary results of the municipal elections will be announced within a deadline not exceeding March 28, 2018, while the announcement of the final results must not be later than May 2, 2018.

Eligibility requirements for municipal elections include Tunisian nationality, a minimum age of 18 and a clean criminal record.

Administrative officials such as governors, judges, delegates and etc, will not be eligible to apply in their constituency.

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