Tunisia's biggest political party, Ennahda, finished first in Sunday's parliamentary elections and is set for complex negotiations with other parties to form a coalition government as the north African country faces a greater risk of deadlock. The recently formed Qalb Tounes party of business tycoon and presidential candidate Nabil Karoui placed second with 38 seats. The top party, Ennahda, gets to designate the prime minister. In the run-up to the legislative vote, Ennahda and Qalb Tounes officially ruled out forming an alliance. Jailed presidential candidate Karoui leaves prisonPresidential candidate Karoui left a prison late Wednesday where he has been jailed since August, just four days before the presidential runoff vote.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 10, 2019 21:22 UTC