Tunisia presidential hopeful walks free from jail in time for runoff

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Hamza Mekouar | AFP

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Thu, 2019-10-10 05:50

TUNIS: Tunisia’s presidential candidate Nabil Karoui received a hero’s welcome as he walked free from jail Wednesday, just days ahead of a runoff against a political newcomer.
Karoui’s release is the latest twist in a shock election dominated by political outsiders in the country whose 2011 revolution sparked a wave of regional uprisings.
His return to the arena as a free man comes at a time of uncertainty for the country hailed as the sole democratic success story of the "Arab Spring".