As Tunisia's Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali secured a fifth term in office, the only surprise was his failure to secure 90% of the vote. FRANCE 24's special correspondent in Tunis sent us this report on a landslide victory that had never been in doubt.
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Final vote results released on Monday granted President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, the 73-year-old who has run Tunisia for more than two decades, a fifth term with almost 90 percent of the vote.
The Tunisian electorate turned out to vote Sunday in an election almost certain to hand a new term to President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, the 73-year-old who has run the North African country for more than two decades.
Some 75% of the Tunisian electorate had voted by midday in a election almost certain to hand a new term to President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, the 73-year-old who has run the North African country for more than two decades.
Tunisians vote on Sunday in a election almost certain to hand a new term to President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, the 73-year-old who has run the North African country for more than two decades.
Tunisians vote on Sunday in a election almost certain to hand a new term to President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, the 73-year-old who has run the North African country for more than two decades.
In this edition: Incumbent President Ben Ali won another term in office. FRANCE 24 takes a look at his legacy and what his election win means for Tunisia.
Tunisian authorities have imposed restrictions on news coverage during the presidential election, preventing local and foreign journalists from performing their work, said free-press advocates Reporters Without Borders.
