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{{Short description|General election held in Tunisia}}
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| election_name = 2009 Tunisian general election
| country = Tunisia
| country = Tunisia
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| previous_election = 2004 Tunisian general election
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| previous_year = 2004
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| election_date = {{Start date|2009|10|25|df=y}}
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| next_election = 2011 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election
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| next_year = 2011
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| election_name = Presidential election
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| type = presidential
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| previous_election = 2004 Tunisian general election
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| next_election = Tunisian Constituent Assembly election, 2011
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| nominee1 = [[Zine El Abidine Ben Ali]]
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| party1 = Constitutional Democratic Rally
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| popular_vote1 = 4,238,711
| popular_vote1 = 4,238,711
| percentage1 = 89.62%
| percentage1 = 89.62%
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| title = President
| title = President
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| before_election = [[Zine El Abidine Ben Ali]]
| before_party = Constitutional Democratic Rally
| before_party = [[Democratic Constitutional Rally|RCD]]
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'''General elections''' were held in [[Tunisia]] on 25 October 2009.<ref>{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.leaders.com.tn/user/file/D%C3%A9cret%20n%C2%B0%202009-2067%20du%207%20juillet%202009.pdf Official decree of July 7, 2009]{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}</ref> Results released on 26 October 2009 indicated a substantial victory for incumbent President [[Zine El Abidine Ben Ali]], who won the reelection for a fifth five-year term, and the governing [[Constitutional Democratic Rally]]. It was the last election contested under the Ben Ali regime, prior to the [[Tunisian Revolution]].
'''General elections''' were held in [[Tunisia]] on 25 October 2009.<ref>{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.leaders.com.tn/user/file/D%C3%A9cret%20n%C2%B0%202009-2067%20du%207%20juillet%202009.pdf Official decree of 7 July 2009]{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}</ref> Results released on 26 October 2009 indicated a substantial victory for incumbent President [[Zine El Abidine Ben Ali]], who won the reelection for a fifth five-year term, and the governing [[Constitutional Democratic Rally]]. It was the last election contested under the Ben Ali regime, prior to the [[Tunisian Revolution]].


==Observers==
==Observers==
The [[African Union]] sent a team of [[Election monitoring|election observers]] to cover the election. The delegation was led by [[Benjamin Bounkoulou]] who described the election as "free and fair".<ref name=BBC>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8325378.stm Tunisian president in fifth win], BBC News, October 26, 2009.</ref> However, a spokesperson from the [[United States State Department]] indicated that Tunisia did not allow international monitoring of elections, but the U.S. was still committed to working with the president of Tunisia and its government.<ref>[http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705339747/World-datelines.html World datelines] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091103010650/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705339747/World-datelines.html |date=2009-11-03 }}, ''Deseret News'', Oct. 27, 2009</ref> There also were reports of mistreatment of an opposition candidate.<ref>[http://www.menassat.com/?q=en/alerts/7221-opposition-leader-who-gave-tv-interview-paris-beaten-police-his-return Opposition leader who gave TV interview in Paris is beaten by police on his return] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019235016/http://www.menassat.com/?q=en%2Falerts%2F7221-opposition-leader-who-gave-tv-interview-paris-beaten-police-his-return |date=2017-10-19 }} ''Menassat'', October 1st, 2009</ref>
The [[African Union]] sent a team of [[Election monitoring|election observers]] to cover the election. The delegation was led by [[Benjamin Bounkoulou]] who described the election as "free and fair".<ref name=BBC>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8325378.stm Tunisian president in fifth win], BBC News, 26 October 2009.</ref> However, a spokesperson from the [[United States State Department]] indicated that Tunisia did not allow international monitoring of elections, but the U.S. was still committed to working with the president of Tunisia and its government.<ref>[http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705339747/World-datelines.html World datelines] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091103010650/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705339747/World-datelines.html |date=2009-11-03 }}, ''Deseret News'', 27 October 2009</ref> There also were reports of mistreatment of an opposition candidate.<ref>[http://www.menassat.com/?q=en/alerts/7221-opposition-leader-who-gave-tv-interview-paris-beaten-police-his-return Opposition leader who gave TV interview in Paris is beaten by police on his return] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019235016/http://www.menassat.com/?q=en%2Falerts%2F7221-opposition-leader-who-gave-tv-interview-paris-beaten-police-his-return |date=2017-10-19 }} ''Menassat'', 1 October 2009</ref>


==Results==
==Results==
===President===
===President===
The Interior Ministry released the official results for the election on Monday 26 October 2009.<ref name=PA>[https://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hD3mJTU5193L_HktJ82jcSykTyIQ Fifth term for Tunisia's president], [[Press Association]], October 26, 2009.</ref> Voter turnout was recorded at 89.40% with 4,447,388 of Tunisia's 5.3 million registered voters participating.<ref name=TON>[http://www.tunisiaonlinenews.com/?p=27502 A parliamentary majority for the Constitutional Democratic Rally (RCD) with 89.59%]{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}, Tunisia Online News, October 26, 2009.</ref> In the presidential race, incumbent president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali won 89.62% of the vote.<ref name=PA/> His nearest rivals were Mohamed Bouchiha with 5.01% of the vote and Ahmed Inoubli with 3.80%, and Ahmed Brahum with 1.57%.<ref name=PA/>
The Interior Ministry released the official results for the election on Monday 26 October 2009.<ref name=PA>[https://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hD3mJTU5193L_HktJ82jcSykTyIQ Fifth term for Tunisia's president], [[Press Association]], 26 October 2009.</ref> Voter turnout was recorded at 89.40% with 4,447,388 of Tunisia's 5.3 million registered voters participating.<ref name=TON>[http://www.tunisiaonlinenews.com/?p=27502 A parliamentary majority for the Constitutional Democratic Rally (RCD) with 89.59%]{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}, Tunisia Online News, October 26, 2009.</ref> In the presidential race, incumbent president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali won 89.62% of the vote.<ref name=PA/> His nearest rivals were Mohamed Bouchiha with 5.01% of the vote and Ahmed Inoubli with 3.80%, and Ahmed Brahum with 1.57%.<ref name=PA/>


{{Election results
{{Election results
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{{Election results
{{Election results
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|party1=[[Constitutional Democratic Rally]]|votes1=3754559|seats1=161|sc1=+9
|party1=[[Democratic Constitutional Rally]]|votes1=3754559|seats1=161|sc1=+9
|party2=[[Movement of Socialist Democrats]]|votes2=205374|seats2=16|sc2=+2
|party2=[[Movement of Socialist Democrats]]|votes2=205374|seats2=16|sc2=+2
|party3=[[Popular Unity Party (Tunisia)|Popular Unity Party]]|votes3=150639|seats3=12|sc3=+1
|party3=[[Popular Unity Party (Tunisia)|Popular Unity Party]]|votes3=150639|seats3=12|sc3=+1

Revision as of 04:36, 6 May 2022

2009 Tunisian general election
← 2004 25 October 2009 (2009-10-25) 2011 →
Presidential election
Turnout89.45%
 
PUP
Nominee Zine El Abidine Ben Ali Mohamed Bouchiha [fr]
Party RCD Popular Unity Party
Popular vote 4,238,711 236,955
Percentage 89.62% 5.01%
 
UDU
Nominee Ahmed Inoubli Ahmed Brahim
Party UDU Ettajdid
Popular vote 179,726 74,257
Percentage 3.80% 1.57%
President before election

Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
RCD

Elected President

Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
RCD

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General elections were held in Tunisia on 25 October 2009.[1] Results released on 26 October 2009 indicated a substantial victory for incumbent President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who won the reelection for a fifth five-year term, and the governing Constitutional Democratic Rally. It was the last election contested under the Ben Ali regime, prior to the Tunisian Revolution.

Observers

The African Union sent a team of election observers to cover the election. The delegation was led by Benjamin Bounkoulou who described the election as "free and fair".[2] However, a spokesperson from the United States State Department indicated that Tunisia did not allow international monitoring of elections, but the U.S. was still committed to working with the president of Tunisia and its government.[3] There also were reports of mistreatment of an opposition candidate.[4]

Results

President

The Interior Ministry released the official results for the election on Monday 26 October 2009.[5] Voter turnout was recorded at 89.40% with 4,447,388 of Tunisia's 5.3 million registered voters participating.[6] In the presidential race, incumbent president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali won 89.62% of the vote.[5] His nearest rivals were Mohamed Bouchiha with 5.01% of the vote and Ahmed Inoubli with 3.80%, and Ahmed Brahum with 1.57%.[5]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Zine El Abidine Ben AliConstitutional Democratic Rally4,238,71189.62
Mohamed Bouchiha [fr]Popular Unity Party236,9555.01
Ahmed InoubliUnionist Democratic Union179,7263.80
Ahmed BrahimEttajdid Movement74,2571.57
Total4,729,649100.00
Valid votes4,729,64999.84
Invalid/blank votes7,7180.16
Total votes4,737,367100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,296,00889.45
Source: POGAR

Parliament

In the Chamber of Deputies election, the Democratic Constitutional Rally, which had governed continuously from Tunisia's independence from France in 1956 until the Tunisian Revolution, won 84.59% of the vote and 161 seats.[5][6] The Movement of Socialist Democrats won 16 seats with 4.63% of the vote, the Popular Unity Party won 12 seats and 3.39% of votes, The Unionist Democratic Union won 9 seats with 2.56%.[6] The remaining 16 seats were divided between the Social Liberal Party, who won eight seats, the Green Party for Progress, who won six and the Movement Ettajdid who won two seats.[6]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Democratic Constitutional Rally3,754,55984.59161+9
Movement of Socialist Democrats205,3744.6316+2
Popular Unity Party150,6393.3912+1
Unionist Democratic Union113,7732.569+2
Social Liberal Party99,4682.248+6
Green Party for Progress74,1851.676New
Ettajdid Movement22,2060.502−1
Democratic Forum for Labour and Liberties5,3290.120New
Progressive Democratic Party1,4120.0300
Independent lists11,5520.2600
Total4,438,497100.00214+25
Valid votes4,438,49799.80
Invalid/blank votes8,8910.20
Total votes4,447,388100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,974,70789.40
Source: POGAR

References

  1. ^ (in French) Official decree of 7 July 2009[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ Tunisian president in fifth win, BBC News, 26 October 2009.
  3. ^ World datelines Archived 2009-11-03 at the Wayback Machine, Deseret News, 27 October 2009
  4. ^ Opposition leader who gave TV interview in Paris is beaten by police on his return Archived 2017-10-19 at the Wayback Machine Menassat, 1 October 2009
  5. ^ a b c d Fifth term for Tunisia's president, Press Association, 26 October 2009.
  6. ^ a b c d A parliamentary majority for the Constitutional Democratic Rally (RCD) with 89.59%[permanent dead link‍], Tunisia Online News, October 26, 2009.
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