Tunisians vote in historic presidential run-off

Tunisians voted Sunday in a presidential run-off election that completes the country's transition to full democracy nearly four years after an uprising which ousted autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali.
With a new progressive constitution and a full parliament elected in October, Tunisia is hailed as an example of democratic change for a region still struggling with the aftermath of the 2011 Arab Spring revolts.The North African nation avoided the bitter post-revolt divisions troubling Libya and Egypt, but Sunday's election pits a former Ben Ali official against an incumbent who claims to defend the legacy of the 2011 revolution. Frontrunner Beji Caid Essebsi, a former parliament speaker under Ben Ali, won 39 per cent of votes in the first round of voting in November with current president Moncef Marzouki winning 33 per cent, according to a news agency.