Official results released on Tuesday 17 September in Tunisia confirmed the amazing duel of the second round of presidential elections between conservative Kais Saeed and controversial media mogul Nabil Karoui, currently in prison.
Kais Saïed, a 61-year-old scholar with no party or structure, who entered politics discreetly, garners 18.4 percent of the vote, according to figures from Isie, the electoral body. He is ahead of the imprisoned businessman Nabil Karoui, who receives 15.8% of the vote.
Seven million voters were called on Sunday to decide between 26 candidates for the first round of the poll, which was held against the background of economic and social crisis and in a context of rejection of traditional political elites.
With AFP and Reuters