Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi congratulated Tunisian President-elect Kais Saied for winning the presidential poll.
“I wish Kais Saied, the newly-elected president, all the best for Tunisia and its great people,” Sisi tweeted on Monday.
Saied, an independent politician, achieved a landslide victory in Tunisia’s presidential runoff on October 13, 2019.
The 61-year old president-elect is a former professor of constitutional law at the University of Tunis.
Moreover, President Sisi expressed his wishes for upgrading cooperative relations between the two countries at all levels and “forming a mutual vision to resolve issues with common interests.”
Second Presidential Poll Since 2011 Revolt
On Sunday, thousands of people took to streets of Tunis and celebrated Saied’s victory.
In his first reaction, Saied thanked the country's young people "for turning a new page", and vowed to try to build "a new Tunisia”.
Throughout the poll days, Saied got a nickname of "Robocop", while his competitor businessman, Karoui, who was dubbed Tunisia's “Berlusconi".
This is the second free presidential election in the republic of Tunisia since its 2011 revolution.
In July, former President Beji Caid Essebsi passed away.
The turnout was higher than in the first round and estimated at around 57 percent.
Tunisian voters said they were pided between what they described as “someone capable of applying the law,” and “another person who helps the poor,” according to a report published by France 24.
Parliamentary Polls
One week earlier, Tunisia’s Islamist Ennhada Party came first in the parliamentary election and won 52 seats.
The Ennahdha Party, also known as Renaissance Party, is a self-defined “Muslim democratic” political party in Tunisia. Founded as “The Movement of Islamic Tendency” in 1981.
Sunday’s vote was the third free parliamentary election in Tunisia since the 2011 revolution. But preliminary turnout figures showed only 41% of registered voters cast their ballots.
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