ATIDE reports violations during run-off local elections

The Tunisian Association for Integrity and Democracy of Elections (ATIDE) reported several violations made during the run-off local elections on Sunday. "There were various violations ," said ATIDE in its third report. Some violations were related to procedures before and after the opening of polling stations, as well as attempts to influence voters, the same source said. ATIDE descirbed "the voter turnout in the second round of local elections as low." The total turnout in the run-off local elections reached 12.44% when the polling stations closed at 18:00 on Sunday, said President of the Independent High Electoral Authority (ISIE) Farouk Bouasker. Speaking during a press conference held at the media centre of the Sports Palace in El Menzah, Bouasker added that the total number of voters who cast their ballots on Sunday was 520,303 citizens out of 4,181,871 registered voters for the run-off elections. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse