Sunday, October 13, 2019

Tunisians Go To The Polls Today





Al Jazeera: Tunisia: Voting ends in presidential runoff

The vote is Tunisia's second presidential election since the 2011 revolution.

Tunis, Tunisia - Polls have closed in Tunisia's runoff presidential contest which saw media magnate Nabil Karoui take on conservative lawyer Kais Saied.

The two self-styled "outsider" candidates delivered a shock to the Tunisian political establishment when they came in a the top two of 26 candidates during the first round of the election held on September 15.

A first exit poll is expected to be published at 8pm local time (19:00 GMT) on Sunday.

The turnout was at 39.2 percent at 15:30 local time, according to Isie (Independent High Authority for Elections).

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More News On Today's Tunisian Presidential Election

Tunisia election: Nabil Karoui and Kais Saied vie for presidency -- BBC
Tunisians vote for new president in runoff election -- Reuters
Changing Tunisia 'for the better': Millions head to the polls to choose a new president -- Middle East Eye

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