Tunisia Ends the Era of the Muslim Brotherhood: Kais Saied Wins Presidential Election in the First Round

The estimated results from the Tunisian elections, as revealed by the private polling institute “Sigma Conseil,” showed that President Kais Saied secured victory in the first round with 89.2% of the vote. Candidate Alayaachi Zammel received 9.6%, and Zouheir Maghzaoui garnered 3.9%, according to Hassan Zargouni, the director of the institute, during his appearance on Tunisia’s official television channel Sunday night.

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He explained that Kais Saied won the majority of votes, meaning the election was decided in the first round.

The preliminary results of the presidential election, which took place on Sunday, are expected to be announced tomorrow, Monday, at 7:30 PM local time.

Farouk Bouasker, President of the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE), announced that voter turnout reached 27.7%, with 2,704,155 voters participating.

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The election saw competition between President Kais Saied, the Secretary-General of the “People’s Movement” Zouheir Maghzaoui, and independent candidate Alayaachi Zammel, who is currently imprisoned on charges of falsifying voter signatures.

Observers view these elections as the last opportunity for Ennahdha and the Muslim Brotherhood, which have lost all their strongholds. This will undoubtedly have a significant impact on their future. There is even talk that the movement has mobilized voters at polling stations abroad in recent days.

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This presidential election follows weeks after Tunisian authorities arrested 95 senior figures of the Ennahdha movement, affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, who face charges to be addressed under Tunisia’s anti-terrorism law, enacted in 2015.

Mohamed Tlili Mansri, the official spokesperson for the Independent High Authority for Elections, stated that the election process went smoothly without complications, noting that there were no major violations that could affect the conduct of the election. However, it is natural to observe some minor infractions at some of the more than 11,000 polling stations, none of which rise to the level of electoral crimes.