Rached Ghannouchi, leader of the Islamist Ennahda movement, Tunisia’s main Islamist political party, speaks during a news conference in Tunis May 9, 2013. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi (TUNISIA – Tags: POLITICS) – RTXZG0Y
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