Local elections: candidates in Oued Maaden, Nefza, outline platforms

Infrastructure, healthcare and employment for youth top the priorities advanced by candidates in Oued Maaden in Nefza (governorate of Béja). Hedi El Moussi (35.32% of votes in the first round) told TAP he was pushed by the desire to find a solution to the issue of youth employment when he stood for local elections. Infrastructure and the creation of a local basic healthcare centre were his main pledges along with enouraging agriculture and providing social assistance to low-income households . Lotfi Abdelli (44.95% of first round votes) undertook to build bridges and rehabilitate roads and rural tracks to break the isolation of the region. Drinking water supply and creating mountain lakes for irrigation are additional pledges. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse