Tunis - KUNA
The Independent Higher Authority for the Elections (ISIE) on Friday announced the final results of the legislative elections for the House of the People's Representatives in Tunisia and abroad.
Speaking at a news conference, the ISIE President Chafiq Sarsar said that it appears from the final assessment of the legislative elections that Nidaa Tounes won 86 seats, followed by Ennahdha (69 seats), the Free Patriotic Union (16 seats), the Popular Front (15 seats), Afek Tounes (8 seats).
The remaining 23 seats are shared out between party and independent lists, he added.
Turn-out in the legislative elections in Tunisia exceeded 70 percent, Sarsar added, noted that ISIE has managed to respect the election agenda that had been devised. The eligible voters were 3,408,207.