Question: Who is elected recently as the President of African nation Tunisia in the recent election?
(a) Zelenskey
(b) Kais Saied
(c) Monacef Marzouki
(d) Fouad Mebazza
Answer: (b)
Related facts:
- Kais Saied has been declared victorious in the recent Presidential election held in Tunisia.
- Islamist-backed Kais Saied is a Law Professor. He received 72.71% of the vote, while his opponent and media mogul Nabil Karoui got 27.29%.
- 55% of the registered citizens eligible to vote cast their ballots in the election
- The 61-year-old Saied will succeed Beji Caid Essebsi, who died in office in July 2019.
- Saied was an independent candidate in the election and received support from the moderate Islamist party Ennahdha.
Links:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-50032460
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/kais-saied-officially-wins-tunisias-presidential-election/2019/10/17/d8c6e440-f0e1-11e9-bb7e-d2026ee0c199_story.html