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New Tunisia electoral law ‘eliminates’ gender parity: HRW

Tunisia's President Kais Saied has come under criticism for what critics describe as a move towards one-man rule [File: Tunisian Presidency/Handout via Reuters]

A new law introduced by Tunisian President Kais Saied’s government in September has “eliminated the principle of gendered parity” in elected assemblies, the United States-based group Human Rights Watch has warned.

The law passed on September 15 requires that candidates secure 400 signatures from registered voters in their constituencies.

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