AP - Tunisie
A 20-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), headed by Andreas Gross (Switzerland, SOC) will go to Tunisia from 20 to 24 October to observe the election of a constituent National Assembly, alongside observers from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and the European Union.
The members of the delegation are due to meet the Minister for Foreign Affairs Mohamed Mouldi Kefi, the Minister of Education Taieb Baccouche, and the Minister of Equality Lilia Laabid as well as the representatives of various political parties. They will also meet the Chair of the High Commission for the Fulfilment of Revolutionary Goals Yadh Ben Achour, the Chair of the Independent High Authority for the Elections (ISIE) Kamel Jendoubi, and representatives of NGOs and the media, before being deployed throughout the country to observe the conduct of the ballot on 23 October. (more...)
The European Commission for Democracy through Law, better known as the Venice Commission, will assist election observers from the Parliamentary Assembly on legal matters related to the election of a constituent National Assembly on 23 October. (more...)