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Hundreds of Tunisians Protest Media Law

par This Is Beirut, 24/05 22:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Several hundred Tunisians marched through the capital, on Friday, chanting "down with the dictatorship" as they protested a spate of arrests under a presidential decree critics say is being used to stifle dissent. Two Tunisian media figures received one-year jail sentences on Wednesday after making comments the authorities deemed critical, in the ...

Tunisia to Hold Presidential Election on October 6

par This Is Beirut, 03/07 11:24 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Tunisia will hold a presidential election on October 6, the office of President Kais Saied announced Tuesday, though he has not indicated if he will seek a new five-year term after his 2019 election. Saied, a constitutional specialist, took full control of the country in 2021, ruling by decree after dismissing his prime minister and parliament, ...

Tunisia: Final Stretch for a Locked-Up Presidential Election

par Malo Pinatel, 12/08 11:57 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The suspense in Tunisia has come to an end this Sunday, August 11: The Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE), responsible for organizing and supervising elections, has released the final list of candidates for the presidential election, which will take place on October 6. This will mark the fourth election since the 2011 overthrow of ...

Tunisian Court Overturns Rejection of Presidential Candidate

par This Is Beirut, 29/08 18:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A Tunisian court said it overturned the rejection of a former minister's presidential candidacy on Thursday, allowing him to stand in the October 6 election. Mondher Zenaidi, 73, an opponent of incumbent President Kais Saied, was among 14 candidates the High Independent Authority for Elections, or ISIE, barred from running due to insufficient ...

Three Presidential Candidates to Stand in Tunisia Polls

par This Is Beirut, 02/09 19:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Tunisia's electoral authority announced on Monday that it had approved three presidential candidates for the October 6 election, including incumbent President Kais Saied, dismissing three other would-be candidates despite court rulings allowing them to run. The three dismissed candidates had won appeals last week at the Administrative Court ...

Disillusioned With Politics, Young Tunisians Hope to Flee Country

par This Is Beirut, 14:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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At a cafe in Tunis's bustling Bab Souika, a group of young men lean over sports betting slips. With presidential elections just days ahead, they are instead focused on Champions League scores—a sign of common indifference in a country many wish to leave. Mohamed, a 22-year-old who chose not to give his full name for fear of "imprisonment," told ...

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