Ahmed Brahim

Tunisia's president re-elected for 5th time with 89 percent of the vote _ his lowest score yet. President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia was re-elected for a fifth term with 89 percent of the vote ? his weakest performance yet, but more than enough to show his solid grip on the nation.

Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali got 90 percent of the vote in elections to head for a fifth term in office after two decades in power, according to partial results released early Monday by the interior ministry.

Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was re-elected with 89.62 percent of the vote in Sunday's elections for a fifth term in office after two decades in power, according to final results released Monday by the interior ministry.

Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was re-elected with 89.6 percent of the vote in Sunday's elections for a fifth term after two decades in power, according to official results released Monday.

Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali won plaudits from his peers Monday after being re-elected with 89.6 percent of the vote for a fifth term after two decades in power.

Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was re-elected with 89.6 percent of the vote in Sunday's elections for a fifth term after two decades in power, according to official results released Monday.

Tunisians are voting Sunday in a general election with President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali all but certain to win a fifth term in office after two decades in power.

Tunisians go to the polls on Sunday in presidential and parliamentary elections that President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his Constitutional Democratic Rally (RCD) can be sure of winning.

Tunisians are voting on Sunday in a general election with President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali all but certain to win a fifth term in office after two decades in power.

Tunisians voted Sunday in a general election with President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali all but certain to win a fifth term in office after two decades in power.

Tunisians voted Sunday in a general election with President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali all but certain to win a fifth term in office after two decades in power.

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisians vote on Sunday in a election almost certain to hand a new term to President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, the 73-year-old who has run the North African country for over two decades.

Secular Tunisia lets Islamic values rise in apparent bid to placate opponents. Clad in ample white robes, a turban and red skullcap, Sheik Mohamed Machfar slips on a pair of large black earphones as he sits behind the microphone in the gleaming new studios of Radio Zitouna. Now one of the most popular talk show hosts in Tunisia, he happily explains how his programs embody the comeback of Islamic values in a nation viewed as among the most secular in the Arab world.

Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali launched his re-election campaign on Sunday vowing to end poverty and turn Tunisia into a developed country.