Eligibility conditions

•  The Tunisian nationality condition : the presidential candidate shall be Tunisian, having only the Tunisian nationality, and born to parents and grand-fathers, both paternal and maternal, who are Tunisian and have remained as such without discontinuity (article 40 of the constitution)

•  Age condition : the candidate shall be, on the day of submitting his candidacy, at least 40 and at most 75 years old (article 40 of the constitution).

•  Condition of enjoying civil and political rights : the candidate shall be enjoying all his civil and political rights (article 40 of the constitution).

•  Condition of religion : the candidate shall be of the Muslim faith (article 40 of the constitution)

•  Security deposit : each candidate shall make a 5,000-dinar security deposit. This deposit shall only be refunded if the candidate obtains a minimum of 3% of the valid votes (article 66 of the Electoral Code).

•  Endorsement of the candidate by elected persons : the candidate shall be endorsed by elected persons, in accordance with the modalities and conditions set by the Electoral Code. Article 66 of this Code provides that the candidate must be endorsed, individually or collectively, by at least 30 citizens from among the members of the Chamber of Deputies or the presidents of municipal councils (article 40 of the Constitution).