Tunisia will hold its presidential election on 15 September to replace former leader Beji Caid Essebsi, who died on Thursday aged 92.
The electoral commission announced the tentative date, which is one month less than the constitutionally allowed time limit.
The North African country’s constitution stipulates that in the event of the death of a sitting president, snap elections are to be held within 90 days.
Essebsi has been widely credited with helping to guide Tunisia’s transition to democracy following the 2011 revolution.
He was the country’s first freely elected president, serving from December 2014.
Upon Essebsi’s death on Thursday, parliament speaker Mohamed Ennaceur was sworn in as interim president and will serve until the snap elections are held.
The Tunisian government declared seven days of national mourning, with nearby Algeria and Mauritania also honoring the late president by declaring three days of mourning.
Essebsi’s body was taken from the military hospital of Tunis on Friday to the presidential palace in Carthage.
A state funeral has been scheduled for Saturday.
