Cherif Kahlaoui and Mongi Jemai, the two candidates for the forthcoming local elections (December 24) in the Forgsan and Eddoura constituencies of the Ghardimaou delegation (Jendouba governorate), launched their campaigns on Thursday. Candidate Cherif Kahlaoui, 50, stressed the need to open up the region's villages by building roads and rural tracks. He promised to take measures to replace rudimentary housing with decent social housing, to work towards the installation of a public lighting system, to provide jobs for rural women, to finance small-scale projects and to encourage the reforestation of forest areas damaged by fires. For his part, candidate Mongi Jemai, 52, has put the asphalting of roads and the development of agricultural tracks at the heart of his programme. He also said he will focus on the promotion of the irrigation network, the renovation of the dispensary and the primary school in Eddoura, and the creation of a kindergarten, a sports stadium and a cultural space for the region's young people. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse