Document #1183727

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Islamist Party Ennahda Confirmed Winner Of Tunisian Elections

October 28, 2011
Tunisia's election authority has confirmed that the moderate Islamist party Ennahda won the most seats in the country's first-ever free elections.
 
Ennahda won 90 seats in a new 217-seat constituent assembly.
 
The next biggest party, the leftist Congress of the Republic, won 30 seats, followed by the social-democratic party Ettakatol with 21 seats.
 
In joint fourth place, the Progressive Democratic Party, historically the biggest opposition party, and Al-Aridha each won 19 seats.
 
Supporters of Al-Aridha, which had some votes discounted for irregularities, set the mayor's office on fire in protest in the provincial town of Sidi Bouzid.
 
Tunisia's Jasmine Revolution was the first of the popular revolutions that swept through the Arab world.
 
The new assembly will write up a new constitution over the next year.
 
compiled from agency reports

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ecoi.net description:
Moderate Islamist party Ennahda wins the most seats in Tunisia's first free elections, according to the country's election authority
Country:
Tunisia
Source:
RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)
Original link:
http://www.rferl.org/content/islamists_confirmed_winner_of_tunisisa_vote/24373979.html
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Published:
28 October 2011
Document ID:
1183727 (former ID 204643)

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