Mr Saied took 18.4% of the vote, while Mr Karoui, who is the head of the Qalb Tounes party, received 15.6%. A retired single mother likened her support for Mr Karoui to a "forced marriage". The allegations would be a shadow hanging over him but that would not be new for Mr Karoui. He is surprised Mr Karoui made it to the run-off from prison "as he lost half of his voters when he was in jail". Image copyright Getty ImagesThe main challenge awaiting the winner is an unemployment rate of about 15.4% of the working-age population, including 31% according to the African Development Bank Group.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 11, 2019 08:15 UTC