Tunisia Court Allows Znaidi to Run in Presidential Race

FILE PHOTO: Tunisian President Kais Saied attends a signing ceremony with Chinese President Xi Jinping (not pictured) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 31, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/Pool/File Photo/File Photo

The Tunisian Administrative Court upheld on Thursday an appeal by prominent candidate Mondher Zenaidi, thereby allowing him to return to the presidential race expected on Oct. 6, a judicial official told Reuters, in the second such ruling this week.
The Administrative Court also returned Abdellatif Mekki to the race on Tuesday after the electoral commission had rejected his candidacy filing.
Judicial official Faycel Bouguera told Reuters that the court’s decision on Thursday was final and could not be appealed.