欧美文化:Tunisia starts endorsement race of presidential candidates

TUNIS, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The Spokesman for Tunisia's Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) Mohamed Tlili Mansri announced on Monday the start of the race for endorsements of presidential candidates, Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) reported.

The endorsement form for each candidate will be published on ISIE's website, and the candidate can distribute it to voters to obtain the required number of endorsements, said Mansri.

According to TAP's report, the candidates must secure the endorsement of ten members of the Assembly of People's Representatives or the National Council of Regions and Districts, or 40 elected presidents of local authorities (local, regional or district councils) in office at the time of acceptance of candidacy, or the endorsement of 10,000 registered voters spread over at least 10 legislative constituencies, with a minimum of 500 voters per constituency.

Tunisia holds a presidential election every five years. Kais Saied, the current president, was elected in 2019. Saied has not yet announced whether he will participate in the coming election.