Nabeul 2 – Local elections: candidates focus on environmental problems and regularisation of status of agricultural land

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Resolving environmental problems and regularising the status of agricultural land are the main issues on which candidates in the local elections for the Nabeul 2 constituency are focusing their campaigns.

Candidate Malek Ben Zid of the Errahma constituency in the Menzel Bouzelfa delegation, who launched his campaign on Sunday, told TAP he would prioritise the regularisation of the status of agricultural land in his constituency and the closure of the controlled landfill, which receives waste from 6 delegations.

For his part, Amine Makki, candidate for the Bouargoub constituency, said his electoral programme was essentially focused on boosting investment by regularising the land status of several agricultural plots, encouraging the creation of high value-added projects and creating a craft village.

Nineteen candidates, including four with disabilities, are standing for election in the Menzel Bouzelfa delegation, which covers five constituencies.

In Bouargoub, which comprises 7 constituencies, 24 candidate
s, including 6 with disabilities, are standing to represent the delegation in the next local council.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse