Tunisia’s President Saied says will seek re-election amid intensified ‘crackdown on opposition’
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Tunisia’s President Kais Saied said Friday he will stand for re-election in an October vote. The announcement comes after Amnesty International said earlier this week that Tunisian authorities had intensified a “crackdown” on the political opposition.