TUNIS: Tunisian electoral authorities yesterday approved 27 candidates for November’s presidential election, including the current president and at least five former ministers from the government of ousted autocrat Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
The North African state will hold a parliamentary vote on October 26 and presidential ballot in November 23 after adopting a new constitution this year.
“We accepted officially 27 candidates in presidential elections from a total of 70 candidates who filled their papers,” Chafik Sarsar, head of the country’s election commission said. reuters
