Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Supporters of Kais Saied celebrated as the exit polls came throughRetired academic Kais Saied is set to become president of Tunisia, exit polls suggest. After the exit polls were released, Mr Saied appeared in front of jubilant supporters in Tunis and thanked "young people for turning a new page" in Tunisia's history. Supporters take to the streetsRana Jawad, BBC North Africa correspondentWith Kais Saied apparently leading by a large majority, his supporters took to the streets in celebration. Who is Kais Saied? Mr Saied was on the committee of experts that helped parliament draft Tunisia's post-Arab Spring constitution, adopted in 2014.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 13, 2019 09:33 UTC