Not long ago, Tunisia was hailed as the Arab Spring’s only success story.
He advanced to a runoff promising to usher in a “New Tunisia” and hand more power to young people and local governments.
Seventeen potential candidates filed paperwork to run and Tunisia’s election authority approved only three: Saied, Zouhair Maghzaoui and Ayachi Zammel.
That includes the 83-year-old leader of Tunisia’s most well organized political party Ennahda, which rose to power after the Arab Spring.
People stand in line outside a polling station during the presidential election in the capital Tunis, Tunisia, on October 6, 2024.
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