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Members of the Tunisian elections body hold a press conference to announce the results of the first round of the presidential election in the capital Tunis, on November 25, 2014. (AFP Photo/Fadel Senna)
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Tunisian presidential candidate Beji Caid Essebsi after casting his ballot in the presidential election yesterday (AP)
Veteran Sebsi leads Tunisian presidential race: exit polls
Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Veteran Tunisian politician Beji Caid El-Sebsi leads the race to become Tunisia’s first directly elected president since the ouster of Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali in 2011, according to initial exit polls. Sebsi’s campaign manager claimed he was...Caption:
Presidential candidate and Tunisian President, Moncef Marzouki, waves before addressing his supporters during a campaign meeting in Bizerte, northern Tunisia, on November 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Aimen Zine)
Tunisia’s Post-Election Foreign Policy
Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—As Tunisians head for the polls to elect a new president, speculation has arisen regarding the future direction of country’s foreign policy in the event that the incumbent, Moncef Marzouki, is not re-elected. While Marzouki, a former member of...Caption:
Supporters of Tunisian presidential candidate Beji Caid El-Sebsi march during an election campaign in Tunis on November 21, 2014.
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Tunisia mobilizes security, military forces ahead of presidential elections
Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—As Tunisia prepares to hold its presidential elections scheduled for Sunday, the country’s security and military establishments announced plans to mobilize 90,000 personnel to secure polling stations and vital government buildings. The Ministry...Caption:
Beji Caid El-Sebsi (C), Tunisian leader of the secularist party Nidaa Tounes (Tunisian Call) and presidential candidate, gives a speech during his first campaign meeting on November 2, 2014 in the central coastal city of Monastir, Tunisia. (AFP Photo/Bechir Bettaib)