| 03 February 2012 | 0 Comments
 
 

Tunisian Prime Minister, Hamadi Jebali

Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali announced during his visit to Brussels for the World Economic Forum that the  interim government intends to hold presidential elections in 18 months. He also asserted that the elections will be organized and supervised by an independent public authority.

Hamadi Jebali declared that the reactivation of the High Independent Authority for the Election (ISIE) – the body charged with organizing the October 23rd Constituent Assembly elections -is, “crucial for free and independent elections.” However, Jebali added that he is uncertain whether the same individuals involved with overseeing the elections in October will be retained.

Opposition parties and outside observers have previously expressed concern about the failure of the Constituent Assembly to pass a deadline for the mandate of Jebali’s government. On December 12th, 44 members of the Constituent Assembly abstained from voting in the election of President Moncef Marzouki, in protest of the unlimited mandate. “We refuse to vote for a president without a limited mandate.” said Samir Bettaib, representative from the Democratic Modernist Pole (PDM).


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