Two exit polls show Ennahda party leading Tunisia election with 40 seats out of 217
Ennahdha Party leader Rached Ghannouchi poses for a picture with supporters while campaigning for his party ahead of the legislative elections in the capital Tunis on October 1, 2019.
Two exit polls after the close of voting showed Ennahdha in the lead with 40 seats out of 217, while Qalb Tounes was in second, with one pollster giving it 35 seats, and another 33.In the runup to the legislative vote, Ennahdha and Qalb Tounes officially ruled out forming an alliance, and with a plethora of parties and movements running, the stage could be set for complex and rowdy negotiations — or even a second poll.
But its main rival Ennahdha also claimed that it had "according to preliminary results...won the elections". "I came to vote out of duty, nothing more," said Abdeljlil Frihi, in his 70s, scrubbing his finger and railing against a political class that "sank" the country."I don't trust anyone or any political party. Life just gets worse in this country."
"People no longer trust the old parties, and they don't know the new ones, so they're not motivated in this election," said Ali Rekiki, who works with Tunisian electoral monitor Mourakiboun. The party that emerges as the largest will have to negotiate with other factions in order to secure the support of a minimum of 109 deputies, in order to secure a parliamentary majority.But he also pointed to the risk of a new vote in the event that parties are unable to agree on a viable alliance.
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