Ben Ali wins landslide in Tunisian election

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

The results from all of the north African country’s 26 constituencies showed Ben Ali’s score ranging from 84.16 to 93.88 percent of the vote.