Islamists claim lead in Tunisia vote
October 25, 2011 00:00:00
TUNIS, Oct 24 (AFP): Tunisia's main Islamist party claimed Monday to have captured about 40 per cent of the vote in the country's first free polls, as the cradle of the Arab Spring basked in praise for its democratic revolution.
Official results were only due Tuesday but provisional results released by some media outlets appeared to confirm Ennahda's prediction that it would be the dominant force in Tunisia's constituent assembly.
