Tunisia to hold parliamentary then presidential elections this year
The national assembly approved a new electoral law in May to help the country move to full democracy
Tunisia is set to hold separate parliamentary and presidential elections at the end of the year after political parties resolved a dispute over the election date on Friday, political sources told Reuters. The national assembly approved a new electoral law in May to help the country move to full democracy after the 2011 uprising that inspired the “Arab Spring” revolts.
Boussairi Bou Abdeli, a politician who participated in a dialogue between the parties told Reuters they had “agreed to hold parliamentary before presidential (elections) this year”. Another source confirmed the agreement.
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