Tunisia-Amal Hilali
Without political balance, and without a party "machine"; independent candidate Qais Said achieved surprise by leading the poll results for the first round of the presidential elections in Tunisia, overthrowing the blow of the most prominent candidates of major parties.
Preliminary indicators announced by the agency "Sigma Konsai" for the sounding of views Qais Said with 19.50% of the vote, followed by independent candidate Nabil Karawi in second place with 15.5%.
In the wake of revolutionary slogans such as "loyal to the blood of the martyrs", Said celebrated with his supporters the initial victory at the headquarters of his election campaign in the capital, stressing that he will restore Tunisia to its glory, and will continue to focus the pillars of the rule of law and justice.
Political earthquake
Observers described the result of the poll as a "political earthquake" that struck in the killing of the ruling party system, or "Sistam," after the acting Speaker of Parliament, Ennahdha candidate Abdel Fattah Moro, Prime Minister Youssef Chahed, and Defense Minister Abdel Karim al-Zubaidi suffered a resounding defeat.
Said emerged after the revolution, where Tunisians knew through his media interventions as an expert in constitutional law, and attracted his fans - especially young people - with his eloquence and his commitment to speak in classical Arabic in public and official councils.
The man showed a clear bias to the principles of the revolution, saying that the departure of the head of the regime does not mean the overthrow of the whole system, calling for the establishment of a state of justice and national sovereignty and local government.
He announced for months to relieve him of power, palaces and banquets, but he will not hesitate to meet the call of duty and contest the presidential elections and face the party system out of responsibility for the homeland.
Sovereignty of the people
Said puts in more than one intervention his own view on the social role of the state guaranteed to its children, stressing that the era of parties is over and ended, and that it is time for the people to regain sovereignty on their land and wealth.
He refuses public funding granted by the state to candidates for campaigning, arguing that it is deducted from the people's money, and that he relies on collecting funds from young volunteers, and from selling some of his propaganda (flyers) for no more than 100 millimeters.
The activist and political analyst Tariq al-Kahlawi that the victory of independent candidate Qais Said guaranteed access message that the people uttered the parties and the entire political class, whether they are in power or the opposition.
He said that Said showed his abstinence from power, and promises to restore national sovereignty and social justice; restored hope for young people, especially the marginalized and unemployed, and increased their pitting on politicians and opportunism.
Regarding his chances in the second round, Kahlaoui did not rule out the victory of Qais Said in the presidency, "in light of the availability of a huge electoral tank combining multiple intellectual and social spectrums," he said.
Al-Kahlaoui said that even if the candidate's supporters disagree on some issues, they will meet to support him in the face of his immediate rival, Nabil Karoui, who "represents brutal capitalism and the lobby of money and corrupt media."
Shock and sorry
On the other hand, the leader of the Renaissance movement Zubair Shahoudi in a statement to Al Jazeera Net regretted that their candidate Abdel Fattah Moro did not pass to the second round, according to preliminary unofficial data, describing what happened "shock" in terms of voting rates.
Moro, according to SIGMA Consai, has obtained unofficial preliminary estimates of 11% of the vote.
Al-Shahoudi said that Qais Said's victory contained a guaranteed message to reach the ruling class, calling on the political elite to receive it in a spirit of national responsibility, calling on Ennahda to reconsider its status and options.
He pointed out that giving Tunisians their votes for this candidate could be described as a "new revolution" in the face of the corrupt and those who failed to achieve the goals of the revolution and the demands of the people.
It is noteworthy that the Electoral Commission will disclose today the official results of the first round of the presidential election is premature, while the second round is expected to be held no later than October 13 next, as announced by the President of the Electoral Commission Nabil Buffon.