Local elections – Tunis 2: Campaigning in Ettahrir 3

Intissar Sliti, a candidate in the local elections for the Ettahrir 3 constituency, has announced that her campaign will focus on raising awareness among residents of the need to vote in order to be represented on the local council and to make their voices and concerns heard.

In a statement to TAP, the candidate promised to involve the residents of the district in decisions concerning their Imada, to establish local power, to speed up the completion of outstanding projects such as the Cité Ettahrir dispensary, to launch cultural and sporting activities and to promote the infrastructure of educational institutions.

Intissar Sliti, a secondary school teacher, said that as part of her campaign she would be distributing leaflets and making direct contact with residents to publicise her manifesto.

Two candidates are standing for election in the Ettahrir 3 constituency, while 11 candidates are vying for a seat on the Ettahrir local council, which is part of the Independent Regional Authority for the Elections (
IRIE) Tunis 2. Of these, nine candidates will be elected and two others with disabilities will be drawn by lot.

The Ettahrir delegation is made up of 5 constituencies: Ettahrir 1, Ettahrir 2, Ettahrir 3, Ettahrir supérieur and al-Hadika.
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse