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The national voter turnout in the referendum on the constitutional amendment bill has reached 13.03 % at 2 p.m., the head of the National Independent Authority for Elections, Mohamed Charfi, said Sunday.

The number of voters has reached 3,070,912, the statement said, adding that the voter turnout has reached 5.88% at 11 o'clock of the morning.

Le collectif Nabni a apporté ce vendredi son soutien à l’initiative Nida 22, affirmant y adhérer pleinement et rejetant le projet de révision constitutionnelle ainsi que le référendum associé.

« Le Collectif Nabni soutient l’initiative Nida 22 et son objectif de construire une feuille de route qui reflète les revendications plurielles du Hirak pour une transition démocratique réelle, garantissant l’État de droit, la justice sociale et les libertés publiques », fait savoir Nabni dans un communiqué diffusé ce vendredi.

The African Union Commission has welcomed the signing of a lasting ceasefire agreement by the Libyan parties at the end of the 5+5 Military Committee meetings in Geneva on Friday. The AU Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki called on parties to the agreement to honour this important development both in letter and spirit, indicating that the Libyan people deserves permanent peace, to start a process of reconciliation and peace-building in the country.

The first phase of Parliamentary elections for Egyptians inside the country began Saturday morning, where citizens cast their votes for the 1,879 candidates competing on single-member district system in 143 constituencies, while the lists compete for 142 seats on list PR system.

The two-stage voting process for the House of Representatives that divides the country into two 14-governorate blocs in which eligible voters inside and out of Egypt to elect their local MPs, began on Tuesday, October 21. The 568-seat chamber is convened through a mixed closed-slate and independent electoral system. 

The closed-slate system is dominated by the Unified National List, headed by the pro-regime Nation’s Future Party. The three other competing lists include the Independent Alliance, Call of Egypt and Sons of Egypt, composed mostly of public figures and independents.

The minister also announced that the ministry has established an operation room to follow up on the election process abroad

"Le projet d’amendement de la Constitution vient réactiver le rôle du Conseil supérieur de la jeunesse et concrétiser les engagements du président de la République, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, de bâtir une nouvelle République qui élèvera les jeunes au rang de partenaire fondamental et allié stratégique dans la gestion des affaires publiques", a précisé le ministre, au cours de sa rencontre avec les représentants du mouvement associatif de jeunes et sportif au siège de la bibliothèque principale de lecture publique.

Algerian President Abdel Mdjid Tebbounde said solution to Libyan crisis is through elections and anything otherwise is a waste of time, Tebboune said in a televised interview his country was continuing its efforts to bring about a political solution in Libya, saying this will only be realized by elections which can produce sovereign institutions away from international struggles. The Algerian President has stressed in press statements the need for elections to be held in Libya, indicating that the crisis has aggravated in the neighbouring country because of lack of institutions.