Final official results .. Ennahda tops the legislation of Tunisia and the heart of Tunisia second

The Tunisian election commission announced on Wednesday evening the official results of the legislative elections that took place last Sunday and the turnout exceeded 41%.

The announcement came in light of preliminary indications of the count, which put the party "Ennahda" led by Rashid Ghannouchi with 52 seats, followed by the party "heart of Tunisia" led by presidential candidate released from prison Nabil Karawi with 38 seats.

The results showed that the Democratic Current Party won 22 seats, followed by the Karama coalition with 21 seats, the Free Constitutional Party with 17 followed by the People's Movement with 16 seats, followed by the Party of Long Live Tunisia led by Prime Minister Youssef Chahed with 14 seats.

Following the release of inconclusive results, Ennahdha announced conditions for future alliances, while other political forces, including the "Heart of Tunisia" party, confirmed that they would choose the opposition and would not ally with Ennahdha.

If the largest party fails to win a large number of seats, with many independents, it may find it difficult to form a coalition of 109 deputies needed to secure majority support for a new government.

He has two months from the date of the election; either he succeeds in doing so or assigns the president another figure to form a government, and if he fails, the elections will be held again.

Formation of government
On this matter, the leader of Ennahdha Abdel Karim Harouni said in an earlier statement that he hopes to avoid new parliamentary elections and that the movement will seek to form a coalition of parties opposed to corruption.

"We are well aware that the task of forming a government will be difficult and complicated," Ennahda leader Yamina Zghalami told Reuters.

Several Ennahda rivals have said they will not join a government led by them, and Tunisians face the prospect of lengthy negotiations and the possibility of further elections if a coalition government cannot be agreed.

Under the constitution, the prime minister from the largest party in parliament dominates most domestic politics, while the president bears direct responsibility for foreign affairs and defense.

The legislative elections are the third in Tunisia since the democratic transition began in 2011 after the fall of the late President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

It is noteworthy that the parliamentary elections took place between the two rounds of presidential elections, which did not witness a large turnout to participate.

The first round of voting resulted in the second round being limited to two new political figures on the scene, at the expense of the candidates of the major parties, namely, retired constitutional law professor Qais Sa'eed and Nabil Karawi.

Hours earlier, the authorities decided to release Karoui after accepting his appeal.

The villager was arrested weeks before the elections on suspicion of tax evasion and money laundering, in a case filed by the local organization "I wake" three years ago.