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The move sparked anger from opposition and civil society groups, which say the election authority has acted in concert with Saied to ensure he faces little competition in winning a second term. Demonstrators picketed in protest of the law outside of parliament recently.
Tunisia’s parliament amended a law taking away power from courts over decisions made by an embattled election authority whose members are appointed by President Kais Saied.
Nine days before the presidential election, a majority of members of parliament voted in favor of amending the young democracy’s first election law as the election authority remains in conflict with courts demanding that it return three candidates to the ballot. Tunisia’s presidential election will take place on October 6. Kais Saied’s detractors say that the move was to ensure his easy victory.
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The move sparked anger from opposition and civil society groups, which say the election authority has acted in concert with Saied to ensure he faces little competition in winning a second term. Demonstrators picketed in protest of the law outside of parliament recently. Political analysts opine that the win of Saied is a foregone conclusion going by several anti-democratic steps taken by the administration in recent days.
