ISIE to invite second-round candidates to record radio sessions on youth radio stations for better local outreach

The Independent High Electoral Authority (ISIE) will do its utmost to make the candidates in the second round of the municipal elections and their electoral programmes better known by inviting them to record radio sessions on youth radio stations before posting them on the website dedicated to their presentation or on the official websites of the candidates' electoral campaigns, said ISIE President Farouk Bouasker. Speaking in Nabeul on Saturday at a regional seminar for candidates in the second round of local elections in the region, civil society representatives and the media, Bouaskar said he was in favour of publishing the electoral register of each imada to enable candidates to find out about the aspirations and demands of their voters. Bouaskar also suggested that the entire cycle of the second round of elections should be completed by the end of January or early February, with the official announcement of the final results of the second round and the establishment of the 279 local councils. He adde d that the electoral body would convene the local councils at the headquarters of the delegations within eight days, stressing that the chairmanship of the local councils would be held for a period of three months by the candidate who received the majority of votes in the two rounds. The President of the ISIE added that the electoral commission would contact the presidents of the local councils and invite them to the first drawing of lots to represent the local council in the Regional Council. The organisation of the first draw is very important because the winners of this draw will be involved in the elections of the District Councils and the National Council of Regions and Districts. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse