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Spotlight TUNISIA Issue dated 10/07/2014

Ghannouchi frets over presidential vote

Ennahda's surprising offer to choose a "consensual" (and unique) candidate for the presidency testifies to the existential anxiety gripping the Islamist movement ahead of the legislative ballot on Oct. 26 and the presidential election on Nov. 23. According to our [...] (541 words)

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