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The government argued it was making the climbdown to stop its employment legislation being delayed in the House of Lords, where it has run into opposition.

The appeal trial of dozens of Tunisian public and opposition figures, jailed on charges of plotting against the state, resumed on Thursday, said an AFP journalist in the courtroom.

Japan's opposition had been made clear early on in a submission running over 100 pages.

In its opposition to the measure, the government echoed that argument.

Throughout his 15 years in opposition, Hichilema portrayed himself as an upholder of democratic values.