Saied addressed, during his meeting with Prime Minister Najla Bouden, on Friday, “the issue of manipulating the recommendations to elect members of the House of People’s Representatives,” according to a statement published by the Tunisian presidency on “Facebook”.
What did the statement say?
• “The President of the Republic stressed the need to apply the law to everyone equally, to put an end to this phenomenon related to corrupt money, and to amend the decree related to elections, especially after it was found that a number of members of local councils did not fulfill the role assigned to them by law, and the testimonies became a market in which debts are sold. and buy.”
• “Saeed emphasized that if the current legislation did not achieve its goals, then the sacred national duty requires amending it to reduce this shameful phenomenon, especially that those who have been arrested and referred to justice aim, as evidenced by research, to create confusion among the citizens and sow chaos for fear.” From the real popular will, which will be produced by the ballot boxes on December 17th.
A controversy erupted in Tunisia regarding the collection of 400 recommendations equally between men and women, accompanied by a definition of signature, and a quarter of it for young people under 35 years of age, which is one of the conditions for running for the upcoming elections according to the new law.
It is required that the endorsers be from the registered voters in the same constituency as the candidate.
On Thursday, the Independent High Authority for Elections revealed “attempts by some wishing to run to obtain recommendations illegally, either by using public means and resources, or by providing cash or in-kind consideration to obtain these recommendations.”
Candidacy for elections opens in Tunisia on October 17, until 24 of the same month.
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