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Some Young People were seen voting

Polling closed stands, in Tunisia, which holds its second free presidential poll since the 2011 uprising that led to the overthrow of ex-President Ben Ali and sparked the Arab Spring .

Twenty-six candidates, including Two Women , active in the choice.

Exit polls point to an independent outsider, Kais Saied , has done well in The First round of the vote.

the turnout was low at 45%, although there is already a call for the young Tunisians and the vote.

The choice was preferred, The First democratically elected President, who took office in the year 2014.

It is widely regarded as a test with one of The World 's youngest democracies, but there have been reports that some of those fallen polling interval of the stands were young.

"Where are the Young People ? This is your country, your future," Adil Toumi, A Man in his 60s who came to vote, told the AFP news Agency.

Official results are not expected until Tuesday.

The result is hard to predict, but the early exit polls suggest that Kais Saied , a 61-year-old law professor and independent, and Nabil Karoui - a media Mogul is currently in Jail - could well be able to make it to the second round.

Mr Essebsi won Tunisia has been credited with The First free presidential elections in the year 2014, largely maintaining stability in the country during his nearly five-year rule.

At 92 he was the oldest President in The World at the time of his death. Mr Essebsi had previously confirmed that he will be a candidate plans again. His wife, Chadlia Farhat Saida, died on Sunday morning at the age of 83, her son announced on Facebook as the vote was under way.

Parliament speaker Mohamed Ennaceur is currently the interim President.

How does the voting work?

A candidate must win a majority of votes to make the election. If no-one gets a majority in The First round, the two candidates with The Most votes will face a second, decisive round.

presidential candidates held campaign events across the country

The applicant named, to the offices for a term of five years.

The Constitution of Tunisia The President has the control over defense, foreign policy and National Security The Prime Minister , elected by the Parliament, is responsible for the other portfolios.

the parliamentary elections are expected to take place in October.

Who are the candidates?

Some of The Most prominent candidates are:

Youssef Chahed : He was in Tunisia's youngest Prime Minister when he took office in the year 2016. Since then, the 43-year-old has to reduce a number of cuts to public spending in an attempt to Tunisia's public debt. He has banned the wearing of the niqab covers the entire face apart from The Eyes , in offices, citing security reasons. Mr Chahed split from the government and started his own secular party, Tahya Tounes (Long Tunisia) live, earlier this year.

Nabil Karoui : The 56-year-old media mogul from the office behind bars, after he was arrested for fraud last month on charges of Money Laundering and tax, which he has denied. He founded a charity focused on fighting poverty - a Central theme of his campaign. Critics have him channel accused The Charity and its TV-to further his political ambitions. On Saturday, a court in his application for release from custody, refused pending a verdict in his case. He is still able to stand for election, in spite of his arrest, but will not be able to vote, unless he is allowed out of prison. He began to demand a hunger strike earlier This Week , his freedom.

Abdel Fattah Mourou: It is the Tunisian lawyer, co-founder of the moderate Islamist Ennahda party, which was outlawed decades before the uprising. The 71-year-old is The First presidential candidate for the Ennahda, which is now the largest party in Tunisia.

Abir Moussi : One of the two female candidates in the race, Ms Moussi is a 43-year-old lawyer, was a supporter of Tunisia's ousted ruler Ben Ali. She is known for her opposition against Tunisia, the Islamists, and has allegedly said she wants to ban a amendment to The Constitution of the parties on the basis of religion.

Abdelkarim Zbidi : The 69-year-old is a trained Doctor Who studied in France and held The Post of Minister of defense twice since 2011. He was a close friend of the late President Essebsi. In an interview with the news Agency Reuters, he said he wanted to change The Constitution , to the end of the "unreasonable" division of power between Prime Minister and President.

Moncef Marzouki : It was Tunisia is tentatively at the top, after the Arab Spring uprising, and Mr Marzouki will now take The Role of President again. The former Human Rights has accused activist and leader of the opposition, the other candidates of the "fight against each other with methods, unworthy of a Democracy . "He told the Associated Press news agency that Dirty Money was his "fearsome rival".

Why is this choice important?

won The country has the praise as the only Democracy , the Arab Spring uprisings that began in Tunisia, before spreading across the Middle East and North Africa .

In what was hailed as a sign of his successful democratic transition in Tunisia this month held its first TV debate of the presidential candidates.

The Campaign period, there were The First TV debate of presidential candidates

not, However, sail it all smooth. In recent years, the country of attacks by Islamists and economic problems, the unemployment is a permanent issue.

In the year 2018, the protesters across the country took to The Streets against the austerity measures of the government.

Prime Minister Youssef Chahed told the news Agency Reuters, that the economic opportunities needs to improve "if Tunisia becomes a member of The Club of the Strong Democracy ".

As we have here?

Tunisia is the birthplace of what became known as the " Arab Spring uprisings.

Widespread discontent among the economic hardship, decades of autocratic rule and corruption demonstrations in December 2010 broke out in mass after a street seller set fire to, when the officers seized his car.

The unrest led to the ousting in 2011 of President Ben Ali, already in power for 23 years.

Three years later, the detail of how the new Democracy .

. Key aspects included the recognition of the equality between men and women, the guarantee of personal freedoms and the division of power between The President and the Prime Minister .

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Source of news: bbc.com