The results confirm exit polls from Sunday’s election. The 61-year-old Saied is an independent outsider but has support from moderate Islamist party Ennahdha, which won Tunisia’s parliamentary election last week. He has promised to overhaul the country’s governing structure to give more power to young people and local governments. Karoui told supporters Sunday the race wasn’t over because his legal team would explore options. He was arrested Aug. 23 in a corruption investigation and released with only two days left to campaign.

Source: Washington Post October 14, 2019 17:15 UTC