2011 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election

2011 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election
All 217 seats to the Constituent Assembly; 109 seats needed for a majority
	Opinion polls
Turnout	49.41%
Prime Minister before election; Béji Caïd Essebsi; Independent	Elected Prime Minister ; Hamadi Jebali; Ennahda

An election for a constituent assembly in Tunisia was announced on 3 March 2011^[2] and held on 23 October 2011,^[3] following the Tunisian revolution. The Assembly had 217 members.^[4] It was the first free election held in Tunisia since the country's independence in 1956, as well as the first election in the Arab world held after the start of the Arab Spring.^[5]

The result was announced after counting began on 25 October 2011,^[6] and Ennahda won a plurality of votes.

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^ "Significant increase in people registering to vote in Tunisia". China Daily. Xinhua News Agency. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}
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^ Bradley, Allan (23 October 2011). "Tunisian Elections – Live Updates". Tunisia Live. Archived from the original on 26 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.

[1] "Tunisian Islamist party claims election victory, set to dominate writing of new constitution". Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 28 October 2011.^{[dead link]}

[2] Tunisia to elect constituent assembly on 24 July, says president Archived 2 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine FOCUS Information Agency, 3 March 2011

[Reuters_Delay-3] Amara, Tarek (8 June 2011). "Tunisia election delayed until October 23". Reuters. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2011.

[4] "Significant increase in people registering to vote in Tunisia". China Daily. Xinhua News Agency. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}

[5] "Tunisians vote in first free election". The Charlotte Observer. Associated Press. 23 March 2011. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2011.

[6] Bradley, Allan (23 October 2011). "Tunisian Elections – Live Updates". Tunisia Live. Archived from the original on 26 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.

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