Elections of members of National Council of Regions and Districts to take place on March 28

Tunis: The Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) received 260 candidacies for the status of members of the National Council of Regions and Districts, including 242 candidacies for local councils and 18 for district councils, ISIE spokesperson Mohamed Tlili Mnasri told TAP on Saturday. Mnasri pointed out that the process of examining candidacies is still underway, adding that the electoral body has so far rejected 3 candidacies from the regional councils. The preliminary list of candidacies will be announced on Sunday, March 24th, the same source said. The elections of members of the National Council of Regions and Districts will take place on March 28, he indicated, adding that the final list of the composition of the council is scheduled for next April 1. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse