constituteproject.org PDF generated: 18 Apr 2016, 15:30 The Assembly of the Representatives of the People enjoys financial and administrative independence within the framework of the state budget. The Assembly of the Representatives of the People shall determine its rules of procedure and ratify them by an absolute majority of the members of the Assembly. The state shall put at the disposition of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People the necessary human and material resources to allow for members of the Assembly to fulfill their obligations. • Minimum age for first chamber • Eligibility for first chamber Article 53 Every Tunisian voter who has acquired Tunisian nationality at least ten years prior and is no younger than twenty three years of age on the day of candidacy is eligible to be elected to the Assembly of the Representatives of the People, provided that they are not prohibited from holding such a position as specified by the law. • Restrictions on voting Article 54 Every Tunisian citizen aged eighteen years shall be deemed a voter in accordance with the conditions established by the election law. • Secret ballot • First chamber selection • Claim of universal suffrage Article 55 Members of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People shall be elected by universal, free, direct, secret, fair and transparent voting, in accordance with the election law. The election law guarantees the voting and representation rights to the Assembly of the Representatives of the People for Tunisians resident overseas. Article 56 • Scheduling of elections • Term length for first chamber The Assembly of the Representatives of the People shall be elected for a term of five years, during the last sixty days of the parliamentary term. • Emergency provisions In the event of inability to hold elections as a result of imminent danger, the term of the Assembly shall be extended according to the provisions of a law. Article 57 • Length of legislative sessions The Assembly of the Representatives of the People shall hold an ordinary session each year starting in October and ending in July. The first session of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People shall begin within fifteen days following the announcement of the definitive results of the legislative elections, at the request of the Speaker of the outgoing Assembly. In the event that the beginning of the first session of the term of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People coincides with its recess, an extraordinary session shall be held in order to proceed to a vote of confidence in the government. • Extraordinary legislative sessions • God or other deities • Oaths to abide by constitution Tunisia 2014 During its recess, the Assembly of the Representatives of the People shall convene in an extraordinary session upon the request of the President of the Republic, the Head of Government, or one-third of its members, to examine a specific agenda. Article 58 Page 11