By Tarek Amara
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s election on Sunday pits President Kais Saied, who rights groups say has removed most democratic checks on his power, against a candidate who was suddenly jailed last month and another who heads a minor political party.
Candidates who represented bigger opposition groups were already in prison or removed from the ballot by an electoral commission named by Saied, and an independent court has been stripped of authority to adjudicate on election…
