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.


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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.

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TUNIS (Reuters) -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 full story

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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…

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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.

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Kais Saied, 66, tells journalists in Tunis that his candidacy is part of a 'liberation and self-determination war' aimed at 'establishing a new republic'. The President wields all power since his coup in July 2021, when, after several months of political deadlock, he dismissed the prime minister and suspended parliamentary work, before dissolving the body. According to several analysts, the path to the presidential elections promises to be full …

Kais Saied, de 66 anos, disse aos jornalistas em Tunes que a sua candidatura faz parte de uma "guerra de libertação e autodeterminação" destinada a "estabelecer uma nova república".   O Presidente detém todo o poder desde o seu golpe de força em julho de 2021, quando, após vários meses de impasse político, demitiu o primeiro-ministro e suspendeu os trabalhos do parlamento, antes de dissolver o órgão. Segundo vários analistas, o caminho para as e…

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TUNIS: 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.

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Tunisia sentences prominent opponent of president, four presidential

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian President Kais Saied filed the necessary paperwork Monday to run in this year’s election. He is expected to face little competition as prominent opposition members and other potential challengers have been imprisoned during his first term. Saied, who last month announced plans to run again, submitted 242,224 signatures from registered voters to qualify for inclusion on the Oct. 6 ballot in the North African nation.…

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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…

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