- Title: Thousands of Tunisians celebrate Kais Saied's landslide projected win
- Date: 13th October 2019
- Summary: TUNIS, TUNISIA (OCTOBER 13, 2019) (REUTERS) TUNISIANS LIGHTING FLARES AND CHANTING IN STREET FIREWORKS VARIOUS OF TUNISIANS GATHERED / WAVING FLAGS / CHEERING (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) KAIS SAIED SUPPORTER, LATIFA, SAYING: "I am so very happy. I am so happy with the youth, who in 2011 held a revolution and have today nominated (the president) with wisdom. I salute Tunisia's youth, they are our future, they are everything, they are the ones who brought back our revolution today." VARIOUS OF TUNISIANS CHEERING / WAVING FLAGS WOMAN CHEERING AND ULULATING FIREWORKS / FLARES
- Embargoed: 27th October 2019 22:06
- Keywords: Tunisia election Kais Saied exit polls
- Location: TUNIS, TUNISIA
- City: TUNIS, TUNISIA
- Country: Tunisia
- Topics: Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
- Reuters ID: LVA001B0XL747
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Thousands of Tunisians took to the streets of the capital on Sunday (October 13) celebrating presidential candidate Kais Saied's projected win, after exit polls showed him leading.
Supporters of Saied waved flags, lit flares and fireworks in the famous Habib Bourgeiba Street, shortly after Saied spoke to the press.
An exit poll conducted by Sigma Consulting projected a landslide win for independent candidate Kais Saied on Sunday, saying he had taken 76.9% of the votes.
No official results have yet been published.
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