By RFIPosted on 09-10-2019Modified on 09-10-2019 at 14:49

The second round of the Tunisian presidential election will be held this Sunday, October 13 as provided by the electoral calendar? The ball is in the camp of the administrative court of Tunis. Tuesday, the camp of the candidate Nabil Karoui filed an appeal while the results of the legislative will fall.

The businessman, Nabil Karoui , is still in prison on suspicion of tax evasion and money laundering. He asks for postponement of the second round. He has been in detention since 23 August. He was therefore unable to campaign either before the first round or after qualifying for the second. His team had seized Isie, the election authority at the end of last month to demand the freedom of movement and expression of their candidate. Without being heard, the lawyers of the businessman filed an appeal Tuesday with the administrative court.

To request the postponement of the second round, they invoke a breach of equality of opportunity between the candidates. Even if opposite, the adversary, the lawyer Kais Saied - arrived at the head of the first round - promised him not to campaign to respect fairness precisely.

The administrative court has received the appeal, he has confirmed, however, it is not yet known when he will examine it, but the spokesman of Karoui Abdelaziz Belkhodja told RFI that the lawyers of the man were heard by the court and should be fixed in the next few hours. As the clock turns, the second turn is normally scheduled in four days.

Legislative results announce a real headache

For its part, the Isie, the body responsible for elections will announce Wednesday the official results of the legislative elections last Sunday and the first trends seem faithful to the result of the first round of the presidential election.

For the observers, it is still a slap with regard to the traditional parties almost disappeared; Nidaa Tounes, the training of the late President Beji Caid Essebsi, the Islamists of Ennahdha , who have been supporting independent Kais Saied for the second round of the presidential election are in sharp decline. In second place, Qalb Tounes, the party created precisely by Nabil Karoui before the summer, and then a myriad of independents who make their entry into parliament.

Observers speak of a mosaic. Result: Ennahdha, and Qalb Tounes seem far from the 109 seats needed to clinch the majority. It will therefore be necessary to rely on negotiations, on alliances games. This presage indeed a puzzle to form a majority and then form the next Tunisian government.

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