By Monia Ghanmi in Tunis for Magharebia
03/11/2014
Campaigning for Tunisia's presidential election kicked off on Saturday (November 1st), just a week after Nidaa Tounes won the legislative vote.
Twenty-seven candidates are running in the November 23rd election, including President Moncef Marzouki, former premier Beji Caid Essebsi, National Constituent Assembly chief Mustapha Ben Jaafar, and former Ben Ali regime ministers Kamel Morjane and Mondher Zenaidi.
Also vying for the post are magistrate Kalthoum Kannou and former central bank governor Mustapha Kamel Ennabli.
In the event no candidate secures an absolute majority, the vote will head to a runoff.
The candidates chose symbolic places for the start of their campaigns. Caid Essebsi launched his campaign at Bourguiba's Mausoleum in Monastir, while Hachmi al-Hamdi began his campaign from the tomb of Mohamed Bouazizi in Sidi Bouzid.
Interim President Marzouki inaugurated his campaign on Sunday in downtown Tunis by organizing a popular meeting.
The campaign is an opportunity for Tunisians to hear the platforms and compare their options.
Ali Boufaress, a 37-years-old from Gabes, said, "I am waiting for the campaign to decide who I will give my voice to; it is true that there are many candidates, but I will try to see all the programs, and then choose the best."
"We are hungry for these elections. This time, we will choose our next president in a transparent, democratic and fair way. The most suitable will win," Tunis resident Aicha Mahfoudhi told Magharebia.
Some candidates may have had a change of heart after the legislative election, said Tarek Omrani, a 27-year-old employee of a private company.
"I think that the chances of some candidates for the presidential race have diminished after the poor results of their parties in the parliamentary elections," Omrani said.
"Yet, who knows, my expectations may turn out to be wrong, because everything is possible," he added.
Source: Magharebia.
Link: http://magharebia.com/en_GB/articles/awi/features/2014/11/03/feature-01.
03/11/2014
Campaigning for Tunisia's presidential election kicked off on Saturday (November 1st), just a week after Nidaa Tounes won the legislative vote.
Twenty-seven candidates are running in the November 23rd election, including President Moncef Marzouki, former premier Beji Caid Essebsi, National Constituent Assembly chief Mustapha Ben Jaafar, and former Ben Ali regime ministers Kamel Morjane and Mondher Zenaidi.
Also vying for the post are magistrate Kalthoum Kannou and former central bank governor Mustapha Kamel Ennabli.
In the event no candidate secures an absolute majority, the vote will head to a runoff.
The candidates chose symbolic places for the start of their campaigns. Caid Essebsi launched his campaign at Bourguiba's Mausoleum in Monastir, while Hachmi al-Hamdi began his campaign from the tomb of Mohamed Bouazizi in Sidi Bouzid.
Interim President Marzouki inaugurated his campaign on Sunday in downtown Tunis by organizing a popular meeting.
The campaign is an opportunity for Tunisians to hear the platforms and compare their options.
Ali Boufaress, a 37-years-old from Gabes, said, "I am waiting for the campaign to decide who I will give my voice to; it is true that there are many candidates, but I will try to see all the programs, and then choose the best."
"We are hungry for these elections. This time, we will choose our next president in a transparent, democratic and fair way. The most suitable will win," Tunis resident Aicha Mahfoudhi told Magharebia.
Some candidates may have had a change of heart after the legislative election, said Tarek Omrani, a 27-year-old employee of a private company.
"I think that the chances of some candidates for the presidential race have diminished after the poor results of their parties in the parliamentary elections," Omrani said.
"Yet, who knows, my expectations may turn out to be wrong, because everything is possible," he added.
Source: Magharebia.
Link: http://magharebia.com/en_GB/articles/awi/features/2014/11/03/feature-01.
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