Young Tunisians have high hopes for May's municipal elections
Tunisians are looking forward to the first municipal elections since 2011 amid expectations that independents and young people will achieve major results.
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The first phase of preparations, during which the candidate lists were submitted to the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE), had several surprises, including a large number of youths registering as candidates. Over 75% of registrations were candidates under the age of 45, while over 50% were under 35. The review of candidacies started on Feb. 15 and ended Feb. 22.
