Ben Ali elected for fifth term

TUNISIA’S president has been re-elected for a fifth five-year term with 89.62% of the vote, the country’s interior ministry announced yesterday.

Ben Ali elected for fifth term

It was the lowest percentage of the vote by President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali since he took power in a bloodless coup in 1987.

Ben Ali was last re-elected in 2004 with more than 94% of votes – a drop from his previous victories, which fluctuated between 99.2% and 99.7%.

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