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Tunisia Presidential Hopeful Walks Free from Jail in Time for Runoff

Tunisia's presidential candidate Nabil Karoui received a hero's welcome as he walked free from jail Wednesday, just days ahead of a runoff against a political newcomer.

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Tunisians Spoilt for Choice in Sunday's Parliamentary Vote

Just weeks after Tunisians rejected ruling political parties in the first round of presidential polls, voters are set to return to the ballot box on Sunday to elect a new parliament.

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Tunisia's Ex-President Ben Ali Dies in Exile

Former Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the first leader to be toppled by the Arab Spring revolts, died Thursday in Saudi Arabia, Tunisia's foreign ministry told AFP. He was 83.

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Outsider Leads after Divisive Tunisia Presidential Poll

Political outsider Kais Saied was leading Tunisia's election with just over a quarter of votes counted, the election commission said Monday, in the country's second free presidential vote since the Arab Spring. 

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Tunisia Gears Up for Presidential Poll Steeped in Uncertainty

Tunisia will hold on Sunday its second free presidential election by universal suffrage since the 2011 uprising that toppled an autocratic regime, with growing uncertainty over who will reach the next round.

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Tunisia: Cradle of the Arab Spring

Eight years after triggering the Arab Spring, Tunisia is held up as a model of democratic transition, while other countries that experienced the mass uprisings are gripped by chaos, repression or war.

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Tunisia in 'Sprint' to Arrange Poll after President Dies

Rushing to register candidates and train poll workers, Tunisia's electoral commission has raced to organise presidential elections after the death of leader Beji Caid Essebsi, hoping to protect the country's nascent democracy.

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Tunisia PM Chahed Announces Run for President

Tunisia's Prime Minister Youssef Chahed announced Thursday he would stand in presidential elections next month.

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Tunisia Prepares for Polls after Death of President

Tunisia has less than two months to organise snap elections following the death of president Beji Caid Essebsi, amid uncertainty over who could step forward to run the North African country.

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Niqab Banned in Tunisia Government Offices

Prime Minister Youssef Chahed decided Friday to ban the niqab Muslim face covering for women in Tunisian government offices "for security reasons", his office said.

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