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Title The Voter Turnout in Tunisia: Exploration of the Reasons Behind Abstention and The Measures to Improve
AuthorsMOHAMED ALI ACHOURI, MELIKA BEN M BAREK and NABIL JEDDI
Abstract

This research presents the first results of a qualitative study dedicated to the electoral abstention. The objective is on the one hand to understand and analyze the reasons behind the abstention of the Tunisian voter and on the other hand, to identify measures to improve the voter turnout. Judging from the results of the study, it seems that the Tunisian citizen can abstain for logistical, circumstantial and religious reasons. These reasons can also be linked with the number of the political parties and the attitude towards the political institutions. This study allows suggesting measures, which are likely to improve the voter turnout like the mandatory vote, the civics programs at school, the relations of trust between the citizen and the political institutions, the access to information about the political parties. Key Words: Electoral Abstention, Reasons for Abstention, Improving The Voter Turnout.

Pages 434-440
Volume 4
Issue 2
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