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Saturday, October 29, 2011

Tunisia protests following poll win

28 October 2011 booth 04: 22 GMT Ennahda party leader Rachid Ghannouchi celebrates in Tunis (27 Oct 2011) Rachid Ghannouchi said his party still who have violent protests in Central Tunisia goals of the Tunisian revolution, broke out after the results of the first democratic elections in the country, were announced in decades.

Police used tear gas had protested against hundreds of people in Sidi Bouzid, which seats won by either party against the cancellation.

The city is the birthplace of the unrest, which broke that raise Arab spring riots earlier this year.

The Ennahda of the Islamic party won elections last Sunday.

Official results show that Ennahda more than 41% of the vote, that there is 90 seats in the 217-member Parliament.

Party leader, Rachid Ghannouchi said his Government with the objectives of the revolution, continues to say that Tunisia was "for all".

Sunday poll found nine months after President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali was deposed.

Burning tires

On Thursday evening, hundreds of people by Sidi Bouzid marched, seats to protest the cancellation which won popular list party in six constituencies.

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The electoral authorities said the candidates that had become invalid "Financial irregularities" party lists for.

The list of popular party, led by London merchant Hachemi Hamdi, had won a number of places in Sidi Bouzid.

Reports say the protesters smashed doors and Windows of the Central Ennahda in the town and also burned tyres on the roads.

Police fired tear gas to disperse the crowds.

Ennahda promise

Earlier on Thursday, the Election Commission of Ennahda proclaimed elections as the winner on Sunday.

At a press conference in Tunis, election Chief said Kamel Jandoubi, that the party would have 90 seats in the Parliament.

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End quote Rachid Ghannouchi Ennahda leader Ennahda said that it wants a new Government to make, within one month.

Mr Jandoubi said the Congress for the Republic (CPR) - the country's largest secular parties - finalist in the elections with almost 14%, winning 30 seats in the Parliament.

The leftist Ettakatol party comes with almost 10%, you 21 seats.

Ennahda, which was prohibited under the previous regime, says, that it is on the ruling AK party in Turkey, one other Muslim majority country has modeled, which has remained a secular State.

After results were announced, Mr. Ghannouchi promised every Tunisian rights would be protected by the new authorities.

"We'll continue this revolution, their goals of Tunisia, which is free, independent, development and prosperity, to realize the rights of God, the Prophet, women, men, religious and non-religious are, because Tunisia is for all" Mr. Ghannouchi said a crowd of supporters, Reuters reported.

Ennahda has sought to calm the secularists and to impose investors who carry tourists views of the Islamists, who nervously stop holding power in one of the most liberal countries of the Arab world, by saying that it would not prohibit alcohol, bikinis on the beaches or Islamic Bank.

Foreign tourism is an important source of revenue for Tunisia.

Tourists on a beach near DjerbaTunisian Islamists promise, there will be no bans on bikinis and alcohol

But despite the assurances, the Ennahda victory concern caused in some parts of Tunisia, who fear that their policies could change later in the party, reported the BBC's Chloe Arnold.

Ennahda presented two, General Secretary of Hamadi Jebali, the number as the next Prime Minister. Coalition talks with the CPR and Ettakatol parties have already begun.

Mr Jebali, 62, is a former journalist. He was a co-founder of the Ennahda.

The polls were the first democratic elections, Tunisia and followed by the case of President Ben Ali, who was overthrown in January after mass demonstrations. He had in 23 years makes.

In contrast to its eastern neighbour Libya, Tunisia's transition from authoritarian was largely peaceful.

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