Tag: Law professor Kais Saied
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Tunisia-elections: Kais Saïed gets support of three challengers

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Kais Saïed, the surprise winner of the first round of Sunday presidential elections, has received support from three opposition figures, including former President Moncef Marzouki, after the electoral commission, ISIE, confirmed the law professor and detained businessman Nabil Karoui as the two candidates for the second round. The ISIE released Tuesday results of Sunday election. […]
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Tunisia-presidential elections: Law professor, detained media mogul head to second round; PM concedes defeat

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Polls by several media and polling firms predict, after the first round of the presidential election held Sunday in Tunisia, a face-off between Kais Saied, a law professor, and Nabil Karoui, a media mogul detained on money laundering charges. Kais Saied, the surprise of the voting process, is credited with 19.5 per cent of the […]