Africa › Tunisia       01.05.2014

Tunisia assembly adopts election law

The Tunisian National Constituent Assembly during a parliament session to debate electoral law, on April 18, 2014 in Tunis. By Fethi Belaid (AFP/File)

Tunis (AFP) - Tunisia's interim parliament on Thursday approved a new electoral law to govern legislative and presidential polls due to be held by the end of 2014.

Three years after the country's revolution, the law was passed by 132 votes in favour, 11 against and nine abstentions in the 217-member National Constituent Assembly.

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