Tunisia president says he will seek new term in October election
Tunis, Tunisia – AFP
Tunisian President Kais Saied, in power since 2019, announced on Friday that he will seek a new five-year term in an election set for October.
“I officially announce my candidacy for the October 6 presidential election in order to keep up the fight in the battle for national liberation,” Saied, who has ruled by decree since suspending parliament in July 2021, said in a video released by his office.
Saied has launched an arrest campaign against his political opponents and journalists in the country since he removed the elected government.
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