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Beji Caid El-Sebsi puts his hand on the Qur’an to be sworn in as new Tunisian president during a ceremony at the National Assembly in Tunis, Tunisia, on December 31, 2014. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)
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In this Nov. 23, 2014 file photo, presidential candidate and Nidaa Tounes party leader Beji Caid El-Sebsi leaves the polling station of Soukra after casting his vote, during the first round of the Tunisian presidential election. (AP Photo/Mohamed Werteni)
Veteran El-Sebsi wins Tunisia’s presidential vote
Tunis, Reuters—Veteran Tunisian politician Beji Caid El-Sebsi won the country’s first free presidential election in the final step of a transition to democracy after an uprising that ousted autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali in 2011. El-Sebsi, a former Ben Ali...Caption:
A supporter holds a poster of Tunisian presidential candidate Beji Caid El-Sebsi as he celebrates after the first results following the second round of the country’s presidential election, in Tunis, on December 21, 2014. (AP Photos/Hassene Dridi)
Exit poll: Ex-regime official is Tunisia’s new president
Tunis, AP—Tunisian polling firms have declared Beji Caid El-Sebsi, an 88-year-old official from previous regimes, as the winner of Sunday’s presidential runoff, cementing his dominance over a country where his party already controls parliament. The runoff...Caption:
Tunisians walk past a polling station in Tunis, Tunisia, on December 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Ilyess Osmane)
Tunisians vote in historic presidential run-off
Tunis, Reuters—Tunisians voted on Sunday in a presidential run-off election that completes the country’s transition to full democracy nearly four years after an uprising which ousted autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali. With a new progressive constitution and a...Caption:
Hamadi Jebali in Tunis in July 2013. (Asharq Al-Awsat)