US lobbying creates headaches for candidates back home

An increasingly globalized political influence industry is triggering a global backlash.
Tunisian presidential candidate Nabil Karoui casts his vote at a polling station during a second round runoff of a presidential election in Tunis, Tunisia October 13, 2019. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi - RC12A0A2F020
Tunisian presidential candidate Nabil Karoui casts his vote at a polling station during a second round runoff of a presidential election in Tunis, Tunisia, Oct. 13, 2019. - REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi
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