Tunisia: ‘New Local Govt Code and Electoral System Needed Before Holding Municipal Elections,’ Says President of Republic

Monastir — “A new local government code and a new electoral system need to be put in place before municipal elections can be held,” President Kais Saied said in Monastir on Sunday.

The Head of State made these remarks during a press statement, while presiding over the 25th commemoration of the late leader Habib Bourguiba at the Bourguiba Mausoleum.

He added: “First, the current local government code must be changed–it is a document of corruption. The first version was drafted in 2015 and the…