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| Secularist Nidaa Tounes party wins Tunisia election | Secularist Nidaa Tounes party wins Tunisia election |
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| Tunisia's secularist party Nidaa Tounes has won 85 seats in the country's parliament following Sunday's elections, official results show. | Tunisia's secularist party Nidaa Tounes has won 85 seats in the country's parliament following Sunday's elections, official results show. |
| The governing Islamist Ennahda party won 69 seats in the 217-seat chamber. | The governing Islamist Ennahda party won 69 seats in the 217-seat chamber. |
| The official results confirm earlier predictions and Ennahda officials have already urged Nidaa Tounes to form an inclusive government. | |
| Tunisia's transition to democratic rule after a 2011 revolt has been hailed as a regional success story. | Tunisia's transition to democratic rule after a 2011 revolt has been hailed as a regional success story. |
| The revolt was the first and least violent of the Arab Spring uprisings against autocratic governments across the region. | The revolt was the first and least violent of the Arab Spring uprisings against autocratic governments across the region. |
| The parliamentary poll was the second such election since the uprising. | The parliamentary poll was the second such election since the uprising. |
| Tunisia's secularists and Islamists have managed the transition to democracy with less acrimony and bloodshed than their neighbours, correspondents say. | Tunisia's secularists and Islamists have managed the transition to democracy with less acrimony and bloodshed than their neighbours, correspondents say. |
| The country nevertheless faces a persistent low-level threat from militants. | The country nevertheless faces a persistent low-level threat from militants. |
| Around five million Tunisians were registered to cast their ballot. | Around five million Tunisians were registered to cast their ballot. |