2019 Tunisiaian Presdential Election Sep 15,2019

With the death of President Beji Caid Essebsi on Thursday July 25,2019

Tunisians are preparing to elect a new head of state on September 15, two months earlier than originally planned

The first round of the presidential vote will precede parliamentary elections, scheduled for October, while a second-round runoff for the presidency would take place in Nov'19

Among the 26 candidates competing for the presidency are a number of political heavyweights: current Prime Minister Youssef Chahed, Defence Minister Abdelkarim Zbidi, jailed media mogul Nabil Karoui, and Abir Moussi, one of two female candidates and previously a senior official in deposed ruler Zine El Abidine Ali's party