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Tunisia-A judicial officer sent to Rached Ghannouchi

Rached Ghannouchi, leader of the Tunisian Islamist Ennahda party, checks his ballot behind a booth at a polling station in Ben Arous near the capital Tunis on May 6, 2018, as the country votes in the first free municipal elections since the 2011 revolution. - Tunisians head to the polls on May 6 in what is seen as another milestone on the road to democracy in the birthplace of the Arab Spring, despite muted interest in the poll as struggles with corruption and poverty continue. Though parliamentary and presidential votes have taken place since the fall of dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, municipal polls have been delayed four times due to logistic, administrative and political deadlocks. (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP)

The Democratic Bloc sent a judicial officer to Parliament to obtain the videos and photos which recorded the vote for exceptional procedures for work in the parliament and during which, the president announced 117 deputies who would have voted yes.
The bailiff revealed after verification that the number of deputies voting on the application of exceptional measures does not exceed 101 deputies.

The Democratic Bloc having called on the President of the Council to immediately cancel the implementation of the exceptional measures, given the illegality of the votes announced.

The Democratic Bloc has warned the Speaker of Parliament, Rached Ghannouchi, that if the exceptional measures are not cancelled, the bloc will file a criminal complaint to this effect