Tunisian President Kais Saied

Poll monitors accuse Tunisia’s election authorities of bias

Under President Kais Saied, NGOs have increasingly been targeted for their work, which spans from aid for migrants to human rights to local development efforts
Tensions rose last week after the electoral authority published a final list of candidates that included Saied and only two challengers, dismissing a court order requiring that it reinstate three others it had previously barred from running

By AP · 10 September 2024