Islamists concede defeat in Tunisia’s historic vote

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A leader of Tunisia’s Islamist Ennahda party on Monday conceded defeat to the secular Call of Tunisia party in the country’s historic parliamentary elections, Al Arabiya news channel reported.

Earlier a source from the Call of Tunisia (known as Nidaa Tunis in Arabic) claimed victory saying secular party has won more than 80 seats in the new 217-member parliament against 67 seatch for Ennahda.

“According to the information we have, we should have around 80 seats,” Aida Klibi, a party spokeswoman, was quoted by the Associated Press as saying.

The assertion was based in part on exit polls conducted by two Tunisian polling companies giving Call of Tunisia 37 percent of the seats compared to 26 percent for the moderate Islamist Ennahda, which had dominated previous elections.

If the polls are confirmed by the election commission, it would be a dramatic reversal for Ennahda, which had held 42 percent of the seats in the interim parliament and ruled the country for two stormy years in a coalition with two other liberal parties.

Ennahda acknowledged that Nida Tunis “probably” won more seats than any other party, but said information about the results was still flowing in… see more

source: alarabiya.net

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