Tunis, July 23, 2026 (AFP) - Tunisia pardons jailed former presidential candidate: reports

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2026-07-23

Tunisia on Thursday pardoned a former candidate for the 2024 presidential elections who had racked up over 30 years in prison in separate cases, reports said. Ayachi Zammel had been one of only two candidates allowed to run against President Kais Saied but was arrested shortly after electoral authorities approved his candidacy. The Tunisian presidency said in a statement that Saied pardoned over 2,400 people, without providing any names. A little......

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