But the commission defied the court and has allowed only two candidates to run against Saied.
A general view of the hall as members of the Tunisian parliament meet to vote on an electoral bill that would strip the administrative court of its authority to adjudicate electoral disputes, in Tunis, Tunisia September 27, 2024.Tunisia’s parliament was set to vote on a major amendment to the electoral law on Friday, nine days before a presidential election that opposition groups fear will cement
The Administrative Court is widely seen as the last independent judicial body after Saied dissolved the Supreme Judicial Council and dismissed dozens of judges in 2022.complaining of the “Assassination of Democracy” and a “Rigged election”. Some chanted “Dictator Saied … your turn has come!”. “We are witnessing the capture of the state days before the vote,” political activist Chaima Issa said. “We are at the peak of absurdity and one-man rule.”The court this month ordered, opens new tab the electoral commission to reinstate disqualified presidential candidates, saying the legitimacy of the Oct. 6 election was in question.
Saied was democratically elected in 2019, but then tightened his grip on power and began ruling by decree in 2021 in a move the opposition has described as a coup.
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