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Tunisia's president is inaugurated for a second term following a crackdown on his opponents

Oct. 23, 2024 02:57 AM EDT

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia's President Kais Saied has been inaugurated for a second term, following a monthslong crackdown and string of arrests against his political opponents. Weeks after winning reelection with a 90.7% share of the vote, the 66-year-old former law professor...

Tunisia's Kais Saied wins landslide reelection, entrenching his power in Arab Spring's birthplace

Oct. 07, 2024 19:53 PM EDT

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — President Kais Saied won a landslide victory in Tunisia's election Monday, keeping his grip on power after a first term in which opponents were imprisoned and the country's institutions overhauled to give him more authority. The North African country's...

Tunisia's President Saied wins second term after cracking down on the opposition

Oct. 07, 2024 14:24 PM EDT

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s President Kais Saied won re-election in landslide victory after a campaign season saw his opponents jailed alongside journalists, activists and attorneys. The North African country’s Independent High Authority for Elections said on Monday evening...

Tunisia votes Sunday in its third presidential election since the Arab Spring

Oct. 06, 2024 08:46 AM EDT

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisians voted Sunday in an election expected to grant President Kais Saied a second term, as his most prominent detractors, including one of the candidates challenging him, are in prison. The 66-year-old president faces few obstacles to winning reelection,...

The presidential campaign season in Tunisia is officially underway a day after protests

Sep. 14, 2024 16:13 PM EDT

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The official start of the presidential campaign season in Tunisia began on Saturday, a day after Tunisians took their anger to the streets of the capital to decry what protesters say is the deteriorating state of the country. In what appeared to be the largest...

Tunisian authorities escalate pre-election crackdown and arrest Islamists en masse

Sep. 13, 2024 18:45 PM EDT

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Dozens of members of Tunisia’s largest opposition party were arrested this week ahead of the formal start of campaign season for the country’s presidential election, attorneys and officials from the party said Friday. Ennahda, the Islamist party that rose...

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

Aug. 05, 2024 21:02 PM EDT

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian President Kais Saied filed papers Monday to run in the October presidential election, where he is expected to face little competition as potential challengers have been imprisoned during his first term. Saied submitted 242,224 signatures from...