2019 Tunisian presidential election

2019 Tunisian presidential election

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Turnout	48.98% (first round)[1] 55.02% (second round)[2]
Candidate Kais Saied Nabil Karoui Party Independent Heart of Tunisia Popular vote 2,777,931 1,042,894 Percentage 72.71% 27.29%
Map of first-round results by governorate; Saied won every governorate in the second round.
President before election Mohamed Ennaceur (interim) Nidaa Tounes Elected President Kais Saied Independent

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Presidential elections were held in Tunisia on 15 September 2019,^[3] the second direct vote for the presidency since the 2011 revolution.^[4] The elections had originally been planned for 17 and 24 November,^[5] but were brought forward after the death of incumbent President Beji Caid Essebsi on 25 July to ensure that a new president would take office within 90 days, as required by the constitution.

As no candidate received a majority of the vote in the first round, a runoff was held on 13 October between the top two candidates, Kais Saied and Nabil Karoui. Saied won the second round with 72.7% of the vote.^[6]