22/09/2019

High stakes for Tunisia's Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party

Snubbed by voters in the first round of Tunisia's presidential election, the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party must overcome an identity crisis to secure its political future in upcoming legislative polls, experts say. Last week saw the first round of the country's second free presidential elections since the 2011 ouster of autocrat Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who died in exile days after the poll. It was the first time Ennahdha has contested the presidency, putting forward as its candidate ......
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