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Anti-Islamist Beji Caid Essebsi claims victory in disputed poll
The anti-Islamist veteran Beji Caid Essebsi has claimed victory in Tunisia’s first free presidential election. Tunisians took to the polls on Sunday for the leadership runoff vote, with many calling the ballot a landmark for democracy in the country where the Arab Spring was born. Official results are not due until Monday evening but unofficial exit polls indicated that Essebsi’s Nidaa Tounes party had won 55% of the vote, with his rival...
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