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.