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                 Tunisians Vote in Historic Presidential Runoff

   by VOA News

   Voters in Tunisia are choosing their first freely elected president in
   a runoff election seen as a landmark in the country's move to
   democracy.

   The vote Sunday represents the final stage in the country's transition
   since the so-called Arab Spring revolution that overthrew long-ruling
   President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in 2011.

   Tunisia was the first country to depose its leader in the Arab Spring,
   and it inspired other uprisings in the region.

   The vote pits Beji Caid Essebsi, an 88-year-old minister in previous
   Tunisian governments, against rights activist and the current interim
   president, Moncef Marzouki.

   Essebsi is a favorite to win after taking 39 percent of the vote in
   last month's first round, while Marzouki won 33 percent.

   More than 5 million Tunisians are eligible to cast ballots in the poll.

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