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(240705) -- TUNIS, July 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- President of Tunisia's Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) Farouk Bouasker speaks at a press conference in Tunis, Tunisia on July 4, 2024. The ISIE held the press conference on Thursday, announcing that the presidential election of the country will be held on Oct. 6, 2024. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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TUNISIA-TUNIS-ELECTION-DATE

(240705) -- TUNIS, July 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tunisia's Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) holds a press conference in Tunis, Tunisia on July 4, 2024. The ISIE held the press conference on Thursday, announcing that the presidential election of the country will be held on Oct. 6, 2024. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Voting for Tunisia's local council elections held

STORY: Voting for Tunisia's local council elections held SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 24, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:26 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people voting at a polling station STORYLINE: Voting for Tunisia's local council elections began on Sunday, the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) said. Polling started at 8 a.m. local time (0700 GMT), with 4,685 voting centers and 8,174 polling stations being set up in 2,155 constituencies, said the ISIE. More than 9 million voters were expected to cast their ballots in the elections to choose their local representatives, according to data from the Supreme Electoral Council. A total of 7,205 candidates are running for the elections, with 279 local councils expected to be elected. Preliminary results of the parliamentary elections will be announced on Wednesday, the ISIE said. The elections, the first to be held under the country's new Tunisian Constitution ratified in 2022, will result in the creation of

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TUNISIA-TUNIS-LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS-VOTING

(230130) -- TUNIS, Jan. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A voter (L) dips her finger in ink after registering at a polling station in Tunis, Tunisia on Jan. 29, 2023. Tunisians on Sunday started voting in the second round of legislative elections, the Tunisian Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) said. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)

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TUNISIA-TUNIS-LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS-VOTING

(230130) -- TUNIS, Jan. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A voter (L) dips his finger in ink after registering at a polling station in Tunis, Tunisia on Jan. 29, 2023. Tunisians on Sunday started voting in the second round of legislative elections, the Tunisian Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) said. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)

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Tunisians vote in 2nd round of legislative elections

STORY: Tunisians vote in 2nd round of legislative elections DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a polling center in Tunis 2. various of voters STORYLINE: Tunisians on Sunday started voting in the second round of legislative elections, the Tunisian Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) said. A total of 4,222 voting centers and 10,012 polling stations opened from 8 a.m. (0700 GMT) to 6 p.m. (1700 GMT) local time. "The total number of candidates running for this round reached 262, including 34 women," said the ISIE President Farouk Bouasker at a press conference held in Tunis late Saturday night. The announcement of the preliminary results of the second round of the elections will be no later than Feb. 1, and the final results, after the end of the appeals, will be announced before March 4, according to Bouasker. The first round of Tunisia's legislative elections, which took place on Dec. 17, saw a low turnout rate of 11.22 percent,

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TUNISIA-TUNIS-LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS-VOTING

(230129) -- TUNIS, Jan. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman writes her vote at a polling station in Tunis, Tunisia, Jan. 29, 2023. Tunisians on Sunday started voting in the second round of legislative elections, the Tunisian Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) said. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)

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TUNISIA-TUNIS-LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS-VOTING

(230129) -- TUNIS, Jan. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man writes his vote at a polling station in Tunis, Tunisia, Jan. 29, 2023. Tunisians on Sunday started voting in the second round of legislative elections, the Tunisian Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) said. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)

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TUNISIA-TUNIS-PARLIAMENTARY-ELECTIONS

(221218) -- TUNIS, Dec. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of Tunisia's Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) count votes for parliamentary elections in Tunis, Tunisia on Dec. 18, 2022. Tunisia held on Saturday the first parliamentary elections since President Kais Saied disbanded the legislative body in March. A total of 1,058 candidates competed in the elections for the 161 seats in the parliament. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)

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TUNISIA-TUNIS-PARLIAMENTARY-ELECTIONS

(221218) -- TUNIS, Dec. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of Tunisia's Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) count votes for parliamentary elections in Tunis, Tunisia on Dec. 18, 2022. Tunisia held on Saturday the first parliamentary elections since President Kais Saied disbanded the legislative body in March. A total of 1,058 candidates competed in the elections for the 161 seats in the parliament. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)

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TUNISIA-TUNIS-LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS-VOTING

(221217) -- TUNIS, Dec. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A voter (R) casts vote at a polling station in Tunis, Tunisia on Dec. 17, 2022. Tunisians on Saturday started voting in legislative elections, with a total of 4,551 voting centers and 11,310 polling stations open in the Tunisian territory, the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) said. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)

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TUNISIA-TUNIS-LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS-VOTING

(221217) -- TUNIS, Dec. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A voter (L) registers at a polling station in Tunis, Tunisia on Dec. 17, 2022. Tunisians on Saturday started voting in legislative elections, with a total of 4,551 voting centers and 11,310 polling stations open in the Tunisian territory, the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) said. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)

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Constitutional referendum begins in Tunisia

STORY: Constitutional referendum begins in Tunisia DATELINE: July 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of security personnel maintaining order 2. various of voters casting ballots STORYLINE: Tunisia started a referendum on a new constitution in its 24 provinces on Monday, also the country's Republic Day. Amid tight security measures, polling stations across the country opened doors to a total of 9,278,541 registered voters at 6 a.m. local time (0500 GMT). According to data released by the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE), a total of 4,832 voting centers and 11,614 polling stations were open to voters. The preliminary results of the referendum will be made public by the ISIE on Tuesday, and the final results will not be announced until the deadlines for appeals have passed, but no later than Aug. 28. The Tunisian constitution draft, which has 10 chapters and 142 articles, was made public on June 30. After the publication of the draf

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Tunisia opens expat voting registration for constitutional referendum

STORY: Tunisia opens expat voting registration for constitutional referendum DATELINE: June 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of registration station in center Tunis 2. various of ISIE staff explaining constitutional referendum to public STORYLINE: Tunisia has opened the online voter registration to expatriates for the constitutional referendum scheduled for July 25, the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) said Monday. According to ISIE, the voting registration should be done on its official website, and access to the registration will be limited to overseas Tunisians. The voters can check their registration status and identify their polling stations online to prepare for the vote on July 23-25, said the ISIE. Tunisian President Kais Saied declared last December that the referendum for a new constitution would be held in July 2022, followed by the parliamentary elections at the end of the year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporti

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TUNISIA-TUNIS-CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM-REGISTRATION

(220531) -- TUNIS, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff of the Tunisian Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) distribute registration materials of a referendum for a new constitution to the public in the center of Tunis, Tunisia, May 30, 2022. Tunisia has opened the online voter registration to expatriates for the constitutional referendum scheduled for July 25, the ISIE said Monday. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)

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TUNISIA-TUNIS-CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM-REGISTRATION

(220531) -- TUNIS, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff of the Tunisian Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) distribute registration materials of a referendum for a new constitution to the public in the center of Tunis, Tunisia, May 30, 2022. Tunisia has opened the online voter registration to expatriates for the constitutional referendum scheduled for July 25, the ISIE said Monday. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)

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Tunisian president announces new voting rules of legislative elections

STORY: Tunisian president announces new voting rules of legislative elections DATELINE: April 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tunisian President Kais Saied speaking 2. various of Tunisian cabinet sworn in (file) 3. various of Saied walking on the streets in Tunis 4. various of Tunisians gathering on July 25, 2021 (file) STORYLINE: Voting in Tunisia's legislative elections, scheduled for Dec. 17, will be organized in two rounds, and people will vote for individuals rather than lists as in previous elections, President Kais Saied said Wednesday. Saied announced the changes in voting during his visit to the eastern coastal province of Monastir, on the occasion of commemorating the 22nd anniversary of the death of the first President of the Republic of Tunisia Habib Bourguiba. The president also hinted at an incoming reshuffle of the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) before assigning it to supervise the next legislative elections. Regarding t

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Tunisia opposes interference in internal affairs: president

STORY: Tunisia opposes interference in internal affairs: president DATELINE: April 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:28 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a meeting between Saied and ISIE Vice President Farouk Bouasker 2. various of Bouasker speaking with media STORYLINE: Tunisian President Kais Saied said on Tuesday that his country resolutely opposes any interference in its internal affairs, according to a statement released by the Tunisian Presidential Office. Local media reports on Tuesday that French and Turkish leaders expressed "concern" over Tunisia's measures to dissolve the parliament. Saied on Monday called on the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) to be ready to organize the legislative elections slated for Dec. 17 during his meeting with ISIE Vice President Farouk Bouasker. The Tunisian president announced the dissolution of the Assembly of People's Representatives, or the parliament on March 30, saying that "someone is trying to launch a coup d'etat". Saied annou