Tunisia's presidential election - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Tunisia is holding its second presidential election since the 2011 overthrow of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, with the vote bringing together some of the biggest names in Tunisian politics.

Saloua Samoui, the wife of detained Tunisian media mogul and presidential candidate Nabil Karoui, stands with supporters as she distributes election leaflets for Karoui's Heart of Tunisia party ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections in Tunis, Tunisia October 3, 2019. Picture taken October 3, 2019. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi - RC1A9FEF8FC0

Tunisians back new faces in parliamentary polls

Amberin Zaman

In Paris, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

People take part in a demonstration marking the eighth anniversary of the 2011 uprising that unseated former president Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali, in Tunis, Tunisia, January 14, 2019. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi - RC1D517BB700

Tunisians cautiously optimistic as truth commission delivers final report

Amberin Zaman

In Paris, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Tunisia's military votes for first time in 62 years

Amel al-Hilali

A woman casts her vote at a polling station during Tunisia's presidential election in Sousse November 23, 2014. Tunisians went to the polls on Sunday to vote for their first directly elected president since the 2011 revolution that ended the regime of Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali. REUTERS/Anis Mili (TUNISIA - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS) - RTR4F7S8

Tunisian youth skip presidential vote

Eric Reidy