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A Tunisian presidential candidate sentenced to 20 months vows to campaign from prison

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Ayachi Zammel is one of two candidates challenging Tunisian President Kais Saied in the country's election next month .

He was convicted of falsifying the signatures he gathered to file the candidacy papers needed to run for president.

The little-known businessman and head of Tunisia ’s Azimoun party vows to campaign from prison.

He is among a long list of opponents who have faced criminal charges and prosecution in the volatile period leading up to October 's election.

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