Two anti-establishment candidates claimed the lead in the first round of Tunisia’s presidential election on Sunday, in a poll focused on high unemployment and a surge in the cost of living. Twenty-four candidates were standing in the election, the second since longtime ruler Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was removed ...
Tunisians started voting Sunday in the country’s second-ever democratic presidential election, with all outcomes still on the table. Voters were waiting as the country’s 13,000 polling stations opened at 8 A.M. (0700 GMT), with 26 candidates on the ballot paper.
