Tunisian court imprisons four presidential candidates, bans them from election

Hopeful candidates to Tunisia's presidential election complain of restrictions

Tunisian President Kais Saied on Monday submitted his official candidacy for the country's upcoming presidential election while key candidates said they were being barred from challenging the incumbent president. Civil society groups and political figures have condemned what they say is an anti-democratic electoral environment. Lilia Blaise and Hamdi Tlili report.

A Tunisian court on Monday sentenced four potential candidates in the presidential election to eight months in prison for alleged vote-buying. He also banned them from running for the office of head of state, Reuters reported, citing statements from the convicts and their lawyers. The move, according to the opposition, is intended to exclude serious competitors of President Kaís Saeed from the candidacy.

Tunisian President Saied files paperwork to run in October's election

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian President Kais Saied has filed the necessary paperwork to run in the presidential election in October. He is expected to face little competition as prominent opposition members and other potential challengers have been imprisoned during his first term. The list of candidates for the Oct. 6 election will be published Saturday. Political participation has waned in Tunisia since the country’s longtime dictator Zine El…

Tunisian court imprisons four presidential candidates, bans them from election

TUNIS (Reuters) – A Tunisian court on Monday sentenced four potential candidates for presidential election to eight months in prison and banned them from presidential election on a charge of vote buying, politicians and lawyers told Reuters. They said the decision was issued against the prominent politician Abdel Latif Mekki, activist Nizar Chaari, Judge Mourad Masmoudi and candidate Adel Dou. (Reporting by Tarek Amara; Editing by Leslie Ad…

Tunisian court jails four presidential candidates and bars them from elections

TUNIS - A Tunisian court on Monday sentenced four potential presidential election candidates to eight months in prison and banned them from running for office on a charge of vote buying, politicians and a lawyer told Reuters, a move they said was aimed at excluding serious competitors of President Kais Saied. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Tunisia Court Sentences Abir Moussi to Prison

Tunisia Court Sentences Abir Moussi to Prison A Tunisia court on Monday sentenced Abir Moussi, a vocal critic of President Kais Saied, to two years in prison for insulting the election commission, local Mosaique radio reported.Moussi, who leads the Free Constitutional Party—one of Tunisia's largest political parties—alleged that the election commission is not autonomous and is connected to the president. Moussi has been in detention since Octob…