Elections in Tunisia

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Elections in Tunisia gives information on election and election results in Tunisia.

Tunisia elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The Chamber of Deputies (Majlis al-Nuwaab/Chambre des Députés) has 189 members, elected for a five year term in single seat constituencies. 37 seats are guaranteed to the opposition. The Chamber of Councilors (Majlis al-Mustasharin) has 126 members, 85 members indirectly elected by electors composed of members of the Chamber of Deputies and city council members, and 41 are appointed by the President. This last Chamber, elected 3 July 2005, is dominated by the ruling party. Tunisia is a one party dominant state with the Democratic Constitutional Rally in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.

1 2004 Presidential election
2 2004 Legislative election
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] 2004 Presidential election

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Summary of the 24 October 2004 Tunisian Presidential **election results**
	Votes	%
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali - Democratic Constitutional Rally (Rassemblement Constitutionelle et Démocratique)	4,202,292	94.5
Mohamed Bouchiha - Party of People's Unity (Parti de l'Unité Populaire)	167,986	3.8
Mohamed Ali Halouani - Renewal Movement Ettajdid (Mouvement de la Rénovation-Ettajdid)	42,213	1.0
Mohamed Mouni Béji - Social Liberal Party (Parti Social-Libéral)	35,067	0.8
Total (turnout 91.5 %)	4,449,558	100.0
Invalid votes	14,779
Total votes	4,464,337
Source: Tunisia Online News

[edit] 2004 Legislative election

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Summary of the 24 October 2004 Chamber of Deputies of Tunisia **election results**
Parties	Votes	%	Seats
Democratic Constitutional Rally (Rassemblement Constitutionelle et Démocratique)	3,678,645	87.7	152
Movement of Socialist Democrats (Mouvement des Démocrates Socialistes/Hizb al-Dimocratiyin al-Ishtirakiyin)	194,829	4.6	14
Party of People's Unity (Parti de l'Unité Populaire)	152,987	3.6	11
Unionist Democratic Union (Union Démocratique Unioniste	92,708	2.2	7
Renewal Movement Ettajdid (Mouvement de la Rénovation-Ettajdid)	43,268	1.0	3
Social Liberal Party (Parti Social-Libéral)	25,261	0.6	2
Total (turnout 91.5 %)	4,199,846		189
Invalid votes	15,305
Total votes	4,215,151
Source: Rulers/Adam Carr