TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s administrative court on Tuesday upheld an appeal by prominent politician Abdellatif Mekki, allowing him to resume his candidacy in a presidential election expected on Oct. 6, judicial and political sources told Reuters. The electoral commission had excluded Mekki from the race due to what it said was a lack of popular endorsements. […]
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Tunisian court allows Mekki to return to presidential race
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TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s administrative court on Tuesday upheld an appeal by prominent politician Abdellatif Mekki, allowing him to resume his candidacy in a presidential election expected on Oct. 6, judicial and political sources told Reuters.
The electoral commission had excluded Mekki from the race due to what it said was a lack of popular endorsements. The judicial official told Reuters that the court’s decision was final and could not be appealed.
(Reporting by Tarek Amara; Editing by Kevin Liffey)