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Concerns of Bias Plague Potential Elections Board

Farah Samti | 13 May 2013 | 0 Comments

Tunisia’s constituent assembly will discuss candidates for the country’s Independent Board of Elections (ISIE) this Thursday through Saturday, while addressing concerns that some official candidates have alleged political affiliations. The ISIE will be tasked with organizing Tunisia’s next presidential and legislative elections and 101 candidates are under consideration. The draft law and National Constituent Assembly [...]

Tunisian Youth Call for Greater Political Participation

Racha Haffar | 27 February 2013 | 3 Comments

Even though Omezzine Khlifa has founded a women’s leadership group, worked as a media and telecommunications engineer, and served as adviser to the Minister of Finance and Tourism, she would not be eligible to apply for Tunisia’s Independent Board of Elections (ISIE). She has not yet reached the age of 35, a recently announced prerequisite [...]

Applications Open for Election Oversight Committee; Electoral Law Not Yet Finished

Racha Haffar | 25 February 2013 | 1 Comment

Those wishing to be considered as candidates for Tunisia’s Independent Board of Elections (ISIE), the body that will organize upcoming general elections, will be able to register starting tomorrow, according the Official Journal published by the Prime Ministry. Registration will last for 10 days and then a selection committee in the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) [...]

Tunisia Adopts Law to Establish Election Oversight Body

Amira Masrour | 12 December 2012 | 0 Comments

The National Constituent Assembly (NCA) adopted today the bill of the Independent Higher Authority of the Election, known by its French acronym ISIE, in spite of calls by some parties to postpone the vote until tomorrow. More than 160 were present at today’s vote with four NCA members voting against the bill and just over 40 [...]

Opposition Misses Voting on Electoral Draft Law Articles

Amira Masrour | 07 December 2012 | 0 Comments

The National Constituent Assembly (NCA) adopted yesterday 12 articles from the bill of the Independent Higher Authority of the Election (ISIE) after 3 consecutive plenary sessions this week. The NCA is soon to adopt fully the ISIE bill, which contains a total of 36 articles. Today’s plenary session was dedicated to finding a consensus regarding Article [...]

Constituent Assembly Ratifies Article 5 of Election Draft Law

Amira Masrour | 21 November 2012 | 0 Comments

The National Constituent Assembly (NCA) approved yesterday Article 5 of a draft law establishing an election oversight board. Najib Mrad, a NCA representative affiliated with the ruling Ennahdha party, confirmed that the article passed with a majority of 130 votes in favor out of 151. For Mrad, Article 5 as well as the overall project of [...]

Election Board Draft Law Comes Under Fire

Farah Samti | 05 November 2012 | 2 Comments

The National Constituent Assembly (NCA) will discuss tomorrow the controversial draft law establishing an Election Management Body to monitor the next Tunisian legislative and presidential elections. The draft law has come under fire from non-governmental organizations monitoring Tunisian legislation, which say the proposed Election Management Body lacks transparency. The NCA passed a law in December 2011 [...]

Tunisia Scheduled to Hold Parliamentary Elections on or Before March 20, 2013

Kouichi Shirayanagi | 24 March 2012 | 0 Comments

An aide to Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali has announced that the three parties in the coalition government currently holding a majority of seats in Tunisia’s Constituent Assembly have come to an agreement to call for new parliamentary elections on or before March 20, 2013. “March 20th of next year has been suggested. It is not [...]

Improving Voter Participation: Difficulties and Opportunities

Wafa Ben Hassine | 22 March 2012 | 2 Comments

Tunisia’s first organized elections, held within 9 months of Ben Ali’s ouster on October 23, 2011, were billed as the first free and fair elections in the region. At a conference held by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) March 12-13, several electoral and legal experts discussed the challenges encountered in the October 23rd elections [...]

Experts Plan Framework for Future Elections in Tunisia

Wafa Ben Hassine | 13 March 2012 | 1 Comment

At the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) conference on March 12-13, legal and electoral experts discussed the future framework for Tunisia’s elections. In October of this past year, Tunisian voters elected a 217-member National Constituent Assembly (NCA), nine months after autocratic President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali was ousted. Human Rights Watch recognized the elections [...]

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