Tunisia Elections
Tunisians went to the polls on October 23, 2011, in the country first ever free elections, nine months after a revolution that forced out the country's dictator, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, setting an example for the entire Arab world. Around 11,000 candidates are competing in the election of a 217-member constituent assembly, which will draw up a new constitution, under which presidential and parliamentary elections will be held.
Supporters of moderate Islamist party Ennahda celebrate the partial election results in front of the party's headquarters in Tunis, Tunisia, 25 October 2011. Official results show Ennahda won more than 41% of the vote, securing 90 seats in the 217-member parliament. Voters in Tunisia thronged polling stations across the country for the country's first ever free elections, which come nine months after the overthrow of dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.