His opponent Kaïs Saïed is among those who have said keeping Karoui behind bars jeopardizes the credibility of the the election.

Nabil Karoui has made several unsuccessful bail applications since being detained in August. 

Nevertheless he ran second to Kaïs Saïed in the presidential poll.

Last Sunday his Heart of Tunisia party was second to Ennahda in the  parliamentary election.

Former Mauritian President Cassam Uteem, who headed the observer team of the Electoral Commission for a Sustainable Democracy  in Africa, called for Karoui to be allowed to participate farly.

Whether he will appreciably improve his performance after being released remains to be seen.

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Anastacio Matavel from the Hall of Peace organization was gunned down by unknown assassins in the government stronghold of Gaza.

The killing of the Anastacio Matavel , as he left a training session in the Gaza capital Xai Xai, has been condemned by election observation groups from the Commonwealth, the African Union, the European Union and the Johannesburg-based Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa.

Two of his assassins were killed in a car crash minutes after fleeing the scene.

Another two escaped and are being hunted by police.

Mozambique’s election campaign has been marred by violence. 

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The body, that been observing elections across Africa for more than two decades urges South African authorities to address what it calls the deplorable rise in political killings.

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The Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa known as EISA began life observing South Africa first democratic election.

It’s since expanded operations through the continent and even internationally.

Executive Director Denis Kadima says EISA deployed 14 observers in six provinces.

Their favorable finding notwithstsanding, EISA has a number of  technical recommendations for the South African government, the Independent Electoral Authority and political parties to ensure more efficient elections in the future.

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