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U.S. State Dept says it's deeply concerned by Tunisia's move to restructure the election authority

FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators shout slogans and carry banners during a protest against Tunisian President Kais Saied after he dissolved the parliament last month, in Tunis, Tunisia April 10, 2022. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi/File Photo

The United States is "deeply concerned" by the Tunisian president's decision to restructure the election authority in the country, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Tuesday.

Tunisia's president seized control of the North African country's election commission on Friday, saying he would replace most of its members in a move that will entrench his one-man rule and cast doubt on electoral integrity.

(Reporting by Simon Lewis and Humeyra Pamuk; editing by Jonathan Oatis)

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