"The end of the tutelage era" .. Qais Said wins a major victory in the presidencies of Tunisia, according to polls

Independent candidate Kais Said won in the decisive round of the Tunisian presidential election by more than 70% of the votes, over his rival Nabil Karoui, head of the "Heart of Tunisia" party.

Said said in his first speech after the announcement of his election victory campaign that "the era of tutelage is over," and stressed that his political project is based on freedom, and saluted the mass of Tunisians who voted for him and did not vote for him alike, and described what is going on as "a historical stage inspired by others Of which the lessons. "

He stressed that he will work to support just causes, the first of which is the Palestinian cause, because the Tunisian revolution is "a revolution of a human dimension," as he put it, and that his country will continue to respect its international commitments.

Said said that his first foreign visit after taking office as president of Tunisia will be to Algeria, and expressed hope that he will have an opportunity to visit Libya.

For his part, said candidate Nabil Karawi - in a press conference after the announcement of preliminary estimates of the results of the election - that he did not have a fair campaign, and felt that the opportunities were not equal with his opponent.

He added that the essence of the election campaign is direct contact with his voters, which he did not enjoy, as he put it. He said he would await the official preliminary results to take appropriate steps.

Thousands of Tunisians took to the streets to celebrate the preliminary results of the elections. Said's supporters raised the Tunisian flag, chanting segments of songs long sung by the people during the 2011 revolution, and chanting revolutionary slogans in support of Said.

Ennahda congratulated Said and invited its supporters to join and celebrate with the Tunisian people on Thawra Street, in reference to Habib Bourguiba Street (central Tunis).

Preliminary estimates
The "Sigma Konsai" Foundation for sounding opinions in Tunisia announced the victory of Qais Said by about 77% compared to 23% for his rival Nabil Karoui. Amrood said 72.53% of the vote was against 27.74% in favor of his rural rival.

According to the Independent High Electoral Commission - in a press conference after the start of the counting of votes - that the rate of voting in 70% of the polling stations reached 57.8%, and is likely to rise.

The Commission noted that it recorded some irregularities, stressing that it did not affect the smooth functioning of the election process.

According to the Commission, about 6,000 observers from six non-governmental organizations, in addition to 700 foreign observers were monitoring the conduct of the polls, noting that it granted more than 33 thousand credentials to the representatives of the candidates competing in the second round to monitor the conduct of the ballot.

Fabio Massimo Castaldo, head of the European Union's mission to monitor the presidential elections in Tunisia, said that the voting during the morning was conducted in a smooth manner, in which the electoral laws were respected, and there were no clear violations.

Independent candidate Qais Saeed came in first place during the first round of the elections with 18.4% of the vote, compared to 15.6% for second place winner Nabil Al-Qarawi.