Outsider Saied set for landslide in Tunisia presidency, exit polls show | Malay Mail

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TUNIS, Oct 14 — Conservative academic Kais Saied, a political outsider, was headed for a landslide victory in Tunisia's presidential runoff, sweeping aside his rival, media magnate Nabil Karoui, exit polls said. In a contest that reflected Tunisia's shifting post-revolution political landscape,...

Monday, 14 Oct 2019 01:22 PM MYT

Thousands of people took to the streets of the capital Tunis to celebrate Saied's victory, honking horns and singing the national anthem. They trounced the old guard in a September 15 first round, highlighting voter anger over a stagnant economy, joblessness and poor public services in the cradle of the Arab Spring.

Saied, a 61-year-old constitutional law expert, campaigned on the values of the 2011 revolution, based on opposition to Westernised and corrupt elites, and in favour of radical decentralisation.

 

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