| Parliament name |
- |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name (generic / translated) |
Majlis Al-Nuwab / Chamber of Deputies |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Majlis al-Mustasharin / Chamber of Councillors
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| LEGAL FRAMEWORK |
| Electoral Law |
8 April 1969
Last amendment: 6/11/1998 |
| Mode of designation |
Directly elected 189 |
| Constituencies |
- 25 multi-member constituencies (for 189 seats) covering the 23 governorates of the country (the most densely populated two governorates (Tunis and Sfax) each comprise two constituencies).
- The total number of seats is fixed at one seat per 52,000 inhabitants. |
| Voting system |
Mixed:
Mixed system:
- 152 Deputies are chosen by party-list simple majority system. In each of the 25 constituencies, the elector chooses a list of candidates without replacing the names given. All constituency seats go to the winning list.
- 37 remaining seats are allotted proportionately to parties that didn't secure an absolute majority on the basis of percentage of votes won at the national level and the highest average formula, the aim being to ensure wider representation in Parliament. The seat goes to the candidate whose name appears first on the list concerned at the time of its submission.
Voting is not compulsory. |
| Voter requirements |
- age: 20 years
- Tunisian citizenship or Tunisian nationality for at least five years
- full possession of civil and political rights
- disqualifications: conviction of crime, conviction entailing an unsuspended sentence of imprisonment in excess of three months, guardianship, undischarged bankruptcy, insanity, active members of the armed and security forces |
| CANDIDATES |
| Eligibility |
Qualified electors
- age: 23 years
- Tunisian citizenship
- Tunisian father or Tunisian mother.
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| Incompatibilities |
- magistrates
- non-elective public functions remunerated out of State funds
- president and members of the Constitutional Council
- director and agent of a national enterprise or public establishment
- president and members of the Economic and Social Council
- ambassadors
- governor, first delegate, delegate, head of sector (regional public functions)
- employment for a foreign State or international organization and paid by them
- the foregoing provisions shall not apply to members of governmen |
| Candidacy requirements |
- candidatures submitted to competent regional authorities during the fourth week preceding the elections
- each list must bear as many names as seats to be filled in the constituency. |
