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Official results in Tunisia's presidential election set to be released Monday are expected to seal a landslide victory for conservative political outsider Kais Saied

Saied Elected Tunisia President On Tide Of Youth Vote

The electoral commission announced Monday that voters gave conservative political outsider Kais Saied a sweeping mandate to be Tunisia's next president, thanks largely to young people who flocked to his side.In a contest that reflected Tunisia's shifting post-revolution political landscape, Saied, an independent, scooped 72.71 percent of votes in Sunday's runoff.Saied garnered 2.7 million votes against one million for his rival, charismatic business tycoon Nabil Karoui, the commission said.

Outsider Saied Set For Landslide In Tunisia Presidency: Exit Polls

Conservative law professor Kais Saied (L) and business tycoon Nabil Karoui (R) go head-to-head in Tunisia's runoff presidential election
Conservative academic Kais Saied, a political outsider, was headed for a landslide victory in Tunisia's presidential runoff, sweeping aside his rival, media magnate Nabil Karoui, exit polls said.In a contest that reflected Tunisia's shifting post-revolution political landscape, Saied, an independent, scooped 72.5 percent of the vote according to the Emrhod exit poll on Sunday, and 76.9 percent in the Sigma one -- over 40 points ahead of Karoui.
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