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A few hours before the start of the electoral silence, two presidential candidates decided Friday night to withdraw from the presidential race in Tunisia, so as not to distract the votes and enhance the chances of independent candidate Abdelkarim Zbeidi.
The two candidates for retirement, Tunis project leader Mohsen Marzouq and the head of the Amal Movement, who was prosecuted for financial corruption, Salim Riahi, who was exiled, called on independent candidate and former Defense Minister Abdel Karim Zubeidi vote for this interest. National ".
Zubaidi is the latest defense minister of the Tunisian government, before resigning after his candidacy for the presidential election, with the support of the liberal parties Afaq Tounes and Nidaa Tounes, as well as many independent politicians.
These "tactical" withdrawals from the presidential race at the Carthage Palace will reduce the dispersion of voters and increase the chances of candidate Abdelkarim Zubeidi to reach the second round compared to his direct rival, "Long live Tunisia" and the Prime Minister Youssef Chahed.
Tunisia entered a phase of electoral silence Saturday, one day before the start of the vote for the presidential elections, scheduled for tomorrow (Sunday).
More than 7 million Tunisian voters will visit polling stations on Sunday to choose a new president from among 24 candidates after the withdrawal of two candidates from the race in Carthage. Al-Nahda, Abdel Fattah Moro, imprisoned candidate Nabil Al-Qarawi and resigning Defense Minister Abdul Karim Al-Zubaidi, alongside Prime Minister Youssef Chahed and former President Moncef Marzouki.
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