Tunis: The plenary electoral session held on Tuesday at the National Council of Regions and Districts in Bardo saw the completion of the council Bureau's composition and the election of the remaining members.Salem Mekni and Oussama Sohnoun were elected as council Bureau assistants for the first district, Riadh Dridi and Chaker Ben Belgacem for the second district, Hasanin Mahfoudhi and Hamdi Omrane for the third district, Néji Ben Kilani and Jemaî Zouidi for the fourth district, and Fethi Maali and Fethi Laameri for the fifth district.At the end of the session, Speaker of the National Council of Regions and Districts Imed Derbali invited the newly elected Bureau members to meet one hour after the session's adjournment.He also announced the postponement of the commission members' elections to Wednesday.Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse
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