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Barack Obama: “I call on the Tunisian Government to respect human rights and to hold free and fair elections in the near future that…”

On the recordJanuary 13, 2011
I call on the Tunisian Government to respect human rights and to hold free and fair elections in the near future that reflect the true will and aspirations of the Tunisian people.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Statement on the Situation in Tunisia

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