The number of candidates with disabilities for local council elections has reached 1,080, vying for 279 seats through stortition during the elections of December 24, 2023, President of the Tunisian Organisation for the Defence of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Yosry Mazzati said on Monday.
Women with disabilities represent 13.9% of the total candidates, while youth (under 35 years) make up 22% of the overall candidate pool.
Speaking at a press conference held on Monday, Mazzati underscored that 92% of electoral districts recorded the candidacy of more than two persons with disabilities.
The organisation reported several shortcomings in the areas and reception centres for candidates, including the near absence of sign language interpreters in 93% of the application centres. Moreover, 74% of the centres lack special indications for persons with disabilities, and 44% of them do not provide clear directions to the candidacy reception desk.
Source : Zawya
