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The election of new municipal councils in Darj (near Ghadames), Ejhraa (near Kufra), Harawa (50 kilometres east of Sirte), Kabaw, Sidra, Tocra and Yefren and has kicked off with the Central Committee for Municipal Councils Elections (CCMCE) starting voter and candidate registration in the towns. However, no date has as yet been set for polling in the seven municipalities.

The Constitutional Assembly has set up a committee to negotiate with the Amazigh in an effort to reach a compromise on the latter’s demands that have resulted in them continuing to boycott the constitutional drafting process.

Attorney General Abdulqader Radwan has written to both the presidents of both  Supreme Court and the Judges High Council  requesting them to take a clear stand against the interference of the General National Congress (GNC) in the judiciary.

In a hectic day yesterday, apart from voting to withdraw confidence in Ali Zeidan and discussing elections to replace themselves, the General National Congress (GNC) also agreed to the consensus principle for minority rights and approved a budget for new regional building projects.

The Constitution adopted in Tunisia at the end of January represents the region’s best chance at achieving an elusive goal: sustainable democracy based on the rule of law.