Tunisia’s Islamists claim election victory

TUNIS: Tunisia’s moderate Islamist political party emerged Monday as the acknowledged leader in elections for a constitutional assembly and began talks to form a unity government with a coalition of liberals in a rare alliance that party leaders hailed as an inclusive model for countries emerging from the tumult of the Arab Spring.

The official results of the elections held in Tunisia will be announced today.

Meanwhile, the left leaning two parties are hoping for the second position by securing at least 15 percent votes.

Polling was held in Tunisia on Sunday, where the 90 percent voters exercised their rights of franchise.

This was first ever elections held in Tunisia after former president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali thrown out of power by a strong mass movement launched against him in the beginning of the current year.