TUNIS: President Kais Saied has outlined changes in the voting mechanism for parliamentary elections expected to be held in December in Tunisia, days after he announced he would dissolve parliament.
The president said on Wednesday that the vote will take place in two rounds and citizens will cast their ballots for individuals, rather than lists as in previous elections.
He added the Independent Electoral Commission will supervise the vote, although not in its current composition, hinting at the possibility he may change some members.
Saied, who took control of executive power last year in a move his opponents called a coup, is under strong internal and external pressure to restore the country to a democratic path.
The political crisis intensified last week when more than half the members of parliament held an online session to revoke Saied’s decrees, to which he responded by dissolving parliament. –Agencies
