In Tunisia, Ennahda candidate Abdellatif Meki will be able to run in presidential elections

Posted on August 27, 2024

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On August 27, the Tunisian Administrative Court opened the way for Tunisia to re-enter the presidential election on October 6.The fourth candidateAbdellatif Mekki, former leader of the Islamic Conservative Party The RenaissanceAccept his appeal be opposed to His application was initially rejected.

“The appeal filed by Abdellatif Mekki was accepted in form and substance (…). These decisions are final,” Faycel Bouguerra, spokesman for the Administrative Court, said in a statement. have Private radio station Mosaïque FM.

Former Health Minister Abdellatif Mekki was banned from leaving the country and making public statements on July 12 by the investigating judge who interviewed him as part of the investigation exist A politician died in 2014. His candidacy was rejected along with 13 other applicants by the electoral body Isie, which argued that there was insufficient sponsorship, lack of financial guarantees or No Meet nationality criteria.

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Contacted by AFP, Issi could not confirm the Islamist candidate’s re-entry into the presidential race. Issi said the final list of candidates would be announced next week.

Technically, the former minister this Health can participate in the vote, so far, only three candidates have been selected, including President Kais Said He is seeking re-election and has been accused by critics of having authoritarian tendencies. Magzawi, Ayachi Zammel, a 40-year-old industrialist and former member of the Pan-Arab Left, is the leader of the Liberal Party.

At least eight potential candidates have been indicted

On August 20, the NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) confirmed that “at least eight potential candidates have been indicted.” exist justice, conviction or imprisonment” and are in fact “prevented from attending court.” They include opposition leaders Issam Chebbi and Ghazi Chaouachi, and the leader of the liberal Destourian Party Abir Musithe old nostalgic rival diet Authors: Habib Bourguiba and Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

“After jailing dozens of prominent opponents and activists, the authorities have eliminated nearly every serious rival in the presidential race, reducing this election to a bare-bones formality,” have said Bassam Khawaja, deputy Middle East/North Africa director at Human Rights Watch.

Several candidates also complained that they were faced with administrative obstacles in obtaining sponsorship forms and extracts. Lockers judicial.

(AFP report)