Local elections were held in Tunisia on 6 May 2018 under the supervision of the
Independent High Authority for Elections
The Independent High Authority for Elections ( ar, الهيئة العليا المستقلة للانتخابات ', french: Instance supérieure indépendante pour les élections or ISIE ) is a government agency in charge of organizing and super ...
. These were Tunisia's first free and democratic local elections following the
Tunisian Revolution
The Tunisian Revolution, also called the Jasmine Revolution, was an intensive 28-day campaign of civil resistance. It included a series of street demonstrations which took place in Tunisia, and led to the ousting of longtime president Zine ...
and saw unaffiliated independent lists win the most votes but on a very low turnout especially in terms of youth turnout which was down sharply.
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Local
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Local elections in Tunisia
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