While the National Democratic Institute (NDI) recorded some challenges with voter registration and the tabulation of results, observers are generally impressed with the legitimacy and fairness of the elections. Ninety percent of 4.1 million registered voters cast ballots on Sunday, a high turnout by global standards.
In another notable development, the quota system has ensured that a substantial number of seats will go to women. Representative Jane Harman, who led the NDI observer mission, predicted that 30 percent of the seats will go to female candidates. Marwan Muasher, Vice President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, former Minister of Foreign Affairs in Jordan, and co-leader of NDI’s delegation to Tunisia, noted that Tunisian women made up the majority of local elections monitors.
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