Run-off local elections: candidates in Ezzarkine pledge to improve infrastructure

Run-off local election candidates in Ezzarkine, Mareth delegation (governorate of Gabés) are Haithem Hannachi and Adel El Mdessi who respectively obtained 43.58% and 32.75% of votes in the first round. Hannachi presented a manifesto based on boosting employment, upgrading the Ezzarkine1 beach, setting up a youth centre and a children's computer club, assistance to poor families and the supply of fodder to farmers. Medessi promised to promote agriculture as well as public transport and transport to school and university and create a space for young people. None of the five candidates in Ezzarkine managed to secure the required majority in the first round. There are eleven constituencies in Mareth, eight of which are involved in the second round. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse