The presidential election in Tunisia was held on November 23, 2014 (first round) [1] [2] . Since none of the candidates won more than 50% of the vote [3] , the second round was held on December 21 [4] . These elections became the third after the revolution of 2011 , the first democratic presidential election and took place in the conditions of victory in the parliamentary elections of the secular Nidaa Tunisia party and the defeat of the Islamic N-Nahda , which came to power during the Arab Spring [5] [6 ] ] [7] [8] .
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| Presidential Election in Tunisia (2014) | |||
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| 2014 | |||
| November 23 (first round) December 21 (second round) | |||
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| Candidate | Moncef Marzuki | Badge Kaid Es-Sebsey | |
| The consignment | Congress for the Republic | Nidaa Tunisia | |
Context
Election Date
Initially, the presidential and parliamentary elections, united in a bloc called "general elections" were to be held on the same day - April 21, 2013 . Prior to this, according to the schedule, the elections were to be held in 2014 , but were postponed due to the resignation of Tunisian President Ben Ali after the 2010-2011 revolution [9] . Subsequently, it was decided that the elections will be held on December 17, 2013 [10] , but later were again postponed to the end of 2014. [eleven]
In June 2014, the National Assembly of Tunisia approved the proposal of the Central Election Commission to hold parliamentary elections on October 26 , and the president on November 23 [12] . As Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa noted on this occasion, “I have a very important role to play in ensuring that these elections are held in the best conditions. The role of political parties is to work out a formula that will allow them to create a coalition, agree, choose a president who, in their opinion, will better represent Tunisia, on whose candidacy they will come to a consensus ” [13] . As a result, of the 70 candidates, the Higher Independent Election Authority approved only 27 candidates for participation in the presidential campaign , including the incumbent President Moncef Marzuki [14] [15]
According to the new constitution of Tunisia , approved in January 2014 , the president does not have absolute powers, and the executive power in the country is distributed between him and the prime minister [16] .
Economic Situation
According to a September poll by the International Republican Institute , 58% of respondents described the current economic situation in Tunisia as very bad, and 22% as slightly bad. Sluggish economic growth contributed to an increase of 19% (from 48 to 67%) in the number of people who think that Tunisia is moving in the wrong direction, compared with the April poll [17] .
Voting
Polling stations in Tunisia were open from 8 a.m. local time (10 a.m. Moscow time) until 10 p.m. (midnight), and in the provinces bordering Algeria , for security reasons, from 10 a.m. (12 p.m. Moscow time) until 15 hours local time (17:00 Moscow time). To participate in the vote, 5.28 million voters were registered out of the total population of the country of 10.9 million people, which is about 48% [18] . Security was provided by tens of thousands of police officers [19] . About 400 thousand Tunisian citizens living abroad voted early on November 21 at more than 400 polling stations around the world [20] . The elections were held in a calm atmosphere in 33 constituencies, of which six were abroad, and in particular, the last polling station closed on November 24 at 2 a.m. Tunisian time (04:00 Moscow time) in San Francisco ( USA ) [21] . Annemy Knights-Witebrook, Head of the European Union Election Observation Mission in the country, noted that polling stations opened without delay, and all necessary procedures were followed during the vote [22] .
Result
The first round of elections was held on November 23, 2014. According to the results of the voting, the leaders of the voting were Beji Kaid Es-Sebsey with 39% and the current president of Tunisia, Moncef Marzuki with 33.4%, which provided them with access to the second round [23] . According to the country's election commission, the average turnout was 64.6% [24] .
On December 21, 2014, the second round of elections was held [4] . Beji Kaid Es-Sebsey was elected President of Tunisia [25] .
Notes
- ↑ Tunisia will elect parliament in autumn, then president - BBC Russian - News Feed
- ↑ Tunisie: les législatives fixées au 26 octobre et la présidentielle au 23 novembre . Jeune Afrique (June 25, 2014). Date of treatment November 23, 2014.
- ↑ Tunisia: now the presidential election . Euronews (November 23, 2014). Date of treatment November 23, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 PACE observers called the second round of the presidential election in Tunisia exemplary.
- ↑ The presidential election be held in Tunisia . BBC Russian (November 23, 2014). Date of treatment November 23, 2014.
- ↑ Tunisia Readies for Presidential Elections . ABC News (November 16, 2014). Date of treatment November 23, 2014.
- ↑ After Rocky Transition, Tunisia Is Set for First Democratic Vote . The New York Times (November 21, 2014). Date of treatment November 23, 2014.
- ↑ In Tunisia's elections, a whiff of Arab Spring . The Times of Israel (November 23, 2014). Date of treatment November 23, 2014.
- ↑ Amara, Tarek. Tunisia ruling coalition agrees to hold elections next June . Reuters (October 14, 2012). Archived on April 8, 2013.
- ↑ Tunisian elections to be held December 17
- ↑ Assembly Committee Sets End of 2014 Deadline for Elections (link not available) . Tunisia Live (12 December 2013). Date of treatment December 12, 2013. Archived October 26, 2014.
- ↑ Dates of parliamentary and presidential elections in Tunisia determined | RIA News
- ↑ Tunisia - “a house in which order is restored” | euronews interview
- ↑ The current president of Tunisia intends to be re-elected for a second term . TASS (September 20, 2014). Date of treatment October 26, 2014.
- ↑ Head of the Central Election Commission of Tunisia: 27 candidates participate in the presidential election . TASS (September 30, 2014). Date of treatment October 26, 2014.
- ↑ The presidential campaign has in Tunisia . BBC Russian (November 1, 2014). Date of treatment November 1, 2014.
- ↑ Tunisia's post-parliamentary election hangover . The Washington Post (November 21, 2014). Date of treatment November 23, 2014.
- ↑ The presidential election Began in Tunisia . TASS (November 23, 2014). Date of treatment November 23, 2014.
- ↑ Presidential elections are held in Tunisia . RIA Novosti (November 23, 2014). Date of treatment November 23, 2014.
- ↑ Tunisia's presidential election: Who will be the new occupant of Carthage Palace? . Al-Akbar (November 22, 2014). Date of treatment November 23, 2014.
- ↑ The first presidential election After the "Jasmine Revolution" took place in Tunisia . TASS (November 24, 2014). Date of treatment November 25, 2014.
- ↑ EU observer missions: Tunisian presidential election is notably good . TASS (November 23, 2014). Date of treatment November 25, 2014.
- ↑ The second round of the presidential election be held in Tunisia . BBC Russian (November 25, 2014). Date of treatment November 25, 2014.
- ↑ Tunisian Central Election Commission: turnout in the country was 64.6% in the presidential election . TASS (November 23, 2014). Date of treatment November 25, 2014.
- ↑ Beji Qaed Es-Sebsey was elected President of Tunisia.