The Independent High Authority for Elections (French: ISIE) will reserve 279 seats for persons with disabilities in the upcoming elections of local councils, ISIE President Farouk Bouaskar said. This will be under decree-law No. 10 of 2023 on elections of local councils and the composition of regional councils and districts. The decree-law provides for an extra seat for persons with disabilities who meet requirements, with an additional seat for each local council in a given delegation, Bouasker Wednesday told reporters on the sidelines of a press conference held by the Tunisian Organisation for the Defence of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (French: OTDDPH). In the event of multiple candidacies, lots will be drawn to allocate seats. An election information campaign, Bouaskar said, will be organised to help acquaint voters with the basic concepts of local councils and their composition and access to regional councils, the Council of Regions and Districts. A campaign to update the register of voters will be launched in mid-August. OTDDPH Secretary General Bouraouiya Agrebi stressed the need to allocate seats to people with disabilities in local councils so as to increase their participation in political and public life.
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse