国际英语资讯:Feature: Tunisians hope for better future via presidential election
<p><span word="TUNIS">TUNIS</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 13-- "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="trust">trust</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="guarantee">guarantee</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stability">stability</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> 76-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Tunisian">Tunisian</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Tunis">Tunis</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="centers">centers</span> <span word="in">in</span> 27 <span word="constituencies">constituencies</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="at">at</span> 8 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> (0700 <span word="GMT">GMT</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="at">at</span> 6 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>.. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="secondary">secondary</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Tunisia">Tunisia</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="assault">assault</span> <span word="rifles">rifles</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 7 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span>, <span word="Kais">Kais</span> <span word="Saied">Saied</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Nabil">Nabil</span> <span word="Karoui">Karoui</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="succeed">succeed</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Beji">Beji</span> <span word="Caid">Caid</span> <span word="Essebsi">Essebsi</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 25 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 92.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Tunis">Tunis</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="Kais">Kais</span> <span word="Saied">Saied</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="numerous">numerous</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="articles">articles</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="constitutional">constitutional</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 15.</p><p><span word="Saied">Saied</span> <span word="participated">participated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="drafting">drafting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tunisia">Tunisia</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="populist">populist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>. <span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="profile">profile</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> 18.4 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="votes">votes</span>.</p><p>"<span word="He">He</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="clean">clean</span>, <span word="educated">educated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Saied">Saied</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Mohammed">Mohammed</span> <span word="Amin">Amin</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 20-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="majoring">majoring</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="exit">exit</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Saied">Saied</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>.</p>
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