Tunisia's elections: "the people rejected the traditional political class"

Tunisia has held its second free presidential poll since the Arab Spring in 2011 with surprising results.

Supporters of Tunisia's jailed presidential candidate Nabil Karoui celebrate in front of his headquarters in Tunis on 15 September 2019. Source: EPA

Two anti-establishment candidates in Tunisia's divisive election claimed Sunday to have won through to a runoff, hours after polling closed in the country's second free presidential poll since the 2011 Arab Spring.

In a sign of voter apathy, especially among the young, turnout was reported by the elections commission (ISIE) to be 45 percent, down from 64 percent recorded in a first round in 2014.

Director, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation Professor Fethi Mansouri talks about the results of the elections.