Tunisia’s parliament has amended a law to strip power from courts over decisions made by an embattled election authority whose members are appointed by President Kais Saied.

Tunisia's parliament approved a law stripping the Administrative Court of its authority to adjudicate electoral disputes on Friday, nine days before the presidential election and fuelling opposition fears of a rigged result aimed at keeping President Kais Saied in power.

Opposition groups fear it aims to ensure President Kais Saied stays in power.Tunisia' s Parliament backed a law on Friday that strips a top court of its power to rule on electoral disputes. It comes just nine days ahead of the North African country's presidential elections,

Tunisia's parliament was set to vote on a major amendment to the electoral law on Friday, nine days before a presidential election that opposition groups fear will cement President Kais Saied's authoritarian rule.

Nine days before the presidential election, a majority of members of parliament voted in favor of amending the young democracy's first election law as the election authority remains in conflict with courts demanding that it return three candidates to the ballot.

A majority of Tunisian MPs approved a bill on Friday to transfer election oversight powers from the independent Administrative Court to the country's general appellate courts. The law, now in

Tunisia's parliament was set to vote on a major amendment to the electoral law on Friday, nine days before a presidential election that opposition groups fear will cement President Kais Saied's authoritarian rule.