By RFIPalled on 08-08-2019Modified on 08-08-2019 at 16:46

In Tunisia, several candidates appeared on Wednesday, August 7, in the presidential election scheduled for September 15 to designate the successor of Béji Caïd Essebsi.

Eleven candidates for the presidency have submitted their candidatures to the Independent Election Authority (Isie), Wednesday, August 7. In total, since August 2, date of the opening of the deposits, 40 applications have been submitted. The period will end Friday noon.

Abdelkarim Zbidi, now the former defense minister, is set to become one of the favorites of the election, which he is running as an independent candidate, even though he is supported by two secular parties: Nidaa Tounes and Afaq Tounes. Abdelkarim Zbidi was very close to President Beji Caid Essebsi. Known for his righteousness, this former doctor is perceived by part of the population as above political parties and power struggles that have slowed down economic reforms.

A first candidate Ennahdha in the presidential election

The Islamist-inspired party Ennahdha also introduced a presidential candidate, a first in the history of this formation. The party's council chose Abdel Fattah Mourou to lead the electoral battle.

Vice-President of the Parliament, the latter took the helm of the Parliament following the death of Béji Caïd Essebsi, the head of Parliament having been appointed interim president. Ennahdha, the largest party in Parliament, bet before the death of the president on a success in the legislative elections of October originally planned before the presidential election. The Islamist party was reluctant to present a candidate and wanted to play the kingmakers, but he finally changed his mind.

Former President Moncef Marzouki, or Hamma al-Hammami of the Popular Front Party, are also among the candidates who filed their cases on Wednesday.

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