Presidential election in Tunisia 2009
The presidential election in Tunisia in 2009 took place on October 25, 2009. The parliamentary elections in Tunisia also took place at the same time . It was the last election under the autocratic regime of Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali .
Candidates
One of the prerequisites for a presidential candidacy was that the candidate had to have been chairman of his party for at least 2 years.
The candidates eligible for election were:
- Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali from the RCD
- Mohamed Bouchiha from the PUP
- Ahmed Inoubli from the UDU
- Ahmed Ibrahim from the Ettajdid
The admitted opposition candidates were mainly more or less close allies of the previous President Ben Ali's.
In August 2009 the PDP candidate Nejib Chebbi had already retired from the presidential race in protest. The candidate Mustafa Ben Jaafar from the FDTL was refused admission to the election for formal reasons.
Election observation
The election observation center, which was set up for the first time in 2004, was intended to mediate in disputes between the government and opposition candidates. However, this was not considered completely independent.
The African Union sent a team of election observers to Tunisia. The delegation was led by Benjamin Bounkoulou . He described the election as free and fair. A spokesman for the US State Department criticized Tunisia for not allowing international election observers. There were also reports of intimidation and mistreatment of opposition candidates.
Official election result
| Candidates | Parties | be right | proportion of | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali | Constitutional Democratic Collection (RCD) | 4,238,711 | 89.62% |
| | Mohamed Bouchiha | Popular Unity Party (PUP) | 236.955 | 5.01% |
| | Ahmed Inoubli | Unionist Democratic Union (UDU) | 179,726 | 3.80% |
| | Ahmed Ibrahim | Ettajdid | 74,257 | 1.57% |
total |
4,729,649 |
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| Turnout = 89.45% (4,737,367) | ||||
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President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali of the Constitutional Democratic Rally was confirmed in office with a full 89.62% of the vote. This was his worst election result so far, as he had always won over 90% in previous elections. The remaining three candidates were far behind. The second best result was achieved by Mohamed Bouchiha with 5.01%.
criticism
The opposition complained that the election lacked freedom, integrity and transparency.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Nothing new in Tunisia Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung , PDF document
- ↑ Tunisian president in fifth win , BBC News , October 26, 2009 (English)
- ↑ World datelines , Deseret News , October 27, 2009 (English)
- ↑ Opposition leader who gave TV interview in Paris is beaten by police on his return Menassat , October 1, 2009 (English)
- ↑ Résultats des élections présidentielle et législatives 2009 ( Memento of the original dated May 30, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. POGAR (French)
