LOC22:22
19:22 GMT
TUNIS, Sept 30 (KUNA) -- The Tunisian authorities announced Friday that the
electoral campaign of the political parties, coalitions and independent
tickets running for the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) election is due to
begin tomorrow.
The Constituent Assembly will be the institution tasked with drafting the
country's new constitution and then supervising management of public affairs
during this transition period.
The electoral campaign already started on September 28 for the Tunisian
expatriates and is due to continue till next October 18.
According the preliminary statistics provided by the Independent Higher
Authority for the Elections (IHAE), the number of candidates taking part in
the NCA race stands at 10,937, distributed among 1,424 tickets fielding
candidates in the 27 constituencies across the country.
According to the IHAE statistics, 787 tickets belong to the parties, 587
are independent and 54 are coalitions.
As provided for by the elections decree-law, the electoral campaign starts
22 days before polling day and will close on October 21 at midnight, i.e., 24
hours before voting day, on October 23.
The electoral campaign is monitored for the first time in Tunisia, since
Independence, by an independent structure, the Independent Higher Authority
for the elections (IHAE), chaired by Kamel Jendoubi.
As regards funding of the campaign, this operation is submitted to the
control of the Audit Office and the IHAE, which are entrusted with overseeing
the strict implementation of the provisions of the elections decree-law,
including following up the electoral campaign and compliance with the
principle of equality of chances between the running candidates. (end)
jk.mb
KUNA 302222 Sep 11NNNN