Why is Tunisia’s Administrative Court at odds with its electoral authority?

Critics accuse Tunisian President Kais Saied, right, of using the Independent High Authority for Elections to remove the vast majority of his rivals from next month's presidential election [File: Johanna Geron/Pool Photo via AP]

A dispute has arisen between Tunisia’s courts and electoral authority that could determine at least the next few years of the country’s future.

Essentially, the dispute is over the eligibility of three candidates in Tunisia’s October 6 presidential election.