Tunisians Register to Vote

About 3.7 million Tunisians registered to vote in the next election, which represents about 52 percent of potential voters in the country.  This number does not include the estimated 700,000 to 800,000 Tunisians that are of voting age abroad.  The independent elections commission is set to release official figures on Tuesday.  Registration had opened on July 11 and was set to close on August 2, but remained opened due to a slow turnout.