(courtesy of IFES election guide)

The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term. In the Chamber of Deputies (Majlis al-Nuwaab) 212 members are elected by popular direct  vote to serve 5-year terms.Constitutional amendments in 2002 established an upper house within the Tunisia legislature. The Chamber of Councilors (Majlis al-Mustasharin. The size of the upper house has not yet been determined, but the constitution limits the number of members to two-thirds that of the number of members of the Chamber of Deputies, they are elected through secret and direct vote to serve 6 years