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Tunisia court allows former minister Znaidi to run for president

Former minister Mondher Znaidi has had numerous portfolios in Tunisia's cabinets, including public health, commerce and transport [File: EPA]

A court in Tunisia has upheld an appeal by former minister Mondher Znaidi, allowing him to stand in the October 6 presidential election.

The Tunisian Administrative Court said on Thursday that it had decided to accept Znaidi’s appeal, overturning the decision of the Independent Higher Election Authority (ISIE), which had barred the politician from standing owing to insufficient ballot signatures.

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