Tunisia: Ennahda tops parliamentary elections
Ennahda movement got 17.5% of vote, while Heart of Tunisia got 15.6%, according to exit polls
TUNIS, Tunisia
Tunisia’s Ennahda movement topped Sunday's parliamentary election with 17.5% of the vote, according to election authorities and exit polls.
Detained media mogul Nabil Karoui's the Heart of Tunisia party followed Ennahda with 15.6% of the vote, according to an exit poll by Sigma Conseil broadcast by state television.
Tunisia’s Supreme Election Council announced that only 41.32% of around 7 million eligible voters went to the polls in the country.
According to figures released by the council, the Ennahda movement is set to win 40 seats in the 217-seat parliament, while the Heart of Tunisia would get 33.
Shortly after the polls closed, both parties declared victory and celebrated at their respective headquarters.
*Writing by Jeyhun Aliyev
Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. Please contact us for subscription options.
