Official results show Kais Saied won Tunisian presidential election

Nabil Baffoun, President of the Independent Higher Authority for Election, speaks during the announcement of the results of a second round runoff of a presidential election in Tunis, Tunisia October 14, 2019. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi - Copyright ZOUBEIR SOUISSI(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 14/10/2019 - 19:02•Updated 05/05/2024 - 03:20

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TUNIS (Reuters) - Kais Saied won Sunday's presidential election in Tunisia, taking 72.71% of votes, the electoral commission said in a televised statement on Monday, giving its own official preliminary results.

Saied's opponent Nabil Karoui conceded defeat earlier on Monday and the electoral commission said turnout was 55% of the vote.