Administrative Court receives seven challenges against first-instance decisions on local elections

The Administrative Court said Tuesday it has received seven challenges against the rulings of the Court of First Instance on the preliminary results of the first round of the 2023 local elections. One of these challenges was filed by the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE), the court added, noting that the hearing has been scheduled for Thursday, prior to the deliberation and verdict. The Administrative Court stressed that the date of the verdict and the action to be taken on these challenges should not be later than 18 January. In an earlier statement, the Administrative Court had announced that its various chambers of appeal on January 5 completed the examination and issued rulings in 34 cases filed at the first instance level regarding the preliminary results of the first round of the 2023 local elections. The Administrative Court began receiving challenges a day after the preliminary results of the local elections were announced. ISIE spokesman Mohamed Tlili Mansri told reporters that th e second round of the local elections would be held in early February if the deadlines related to the challenges are met. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse