Tunisia elections 2014

A presidential election was held in Tunisia on 23 November 2014,  It was the  first regular presidential election after the Tunisian Revolution of 2011 and the adoption of the Constitution in January 2014.
Here are some academic resources for catching up with the results.

Get the official results from the website of the Election authority. This also has background information about the electoral system and earlier results.

the blog of the 3C Etudes makes reference to opinion poll research some in Arabic.

Election observation reports on the conduct of the elections.

 EU mission.

Carter Center

Council of Europe

Democracy International pioneered a new form of citizen observation. its website gives further details. see examples of the recruitment process on their e-observation.org website

IRI International 

Gender election Watch Tunisia. 

Global Network for Rights and Development (GNRD)and International Institute for Peace, Justice and Human Rights (IIPJHR) 

Iwatch Tunisia. citizen observers

Global Network for Rights and Development (GNRD) and International Institute for Peace, Justice and Human Rights (IIPJHR) - See more at: http://gnrd.net/seemore.php?id=1158#sthash.rK7UxJ80.dpuf

Global Network for Rights and Development (GNRD) and International Institute for Peace, Justice and Human Rights (IIPJHR) - See more at: http://gnrd.net/seemore.php?id=1158#sthash.rK7UxJ80.dpuf

News services, newspapers.Guardian coverage

Economist 

Washington Post blog 

Al-Jazeera 

New York Times

Influential Tunisian blogs/social media

A Tunisian Girl  Ben Mhenni,(Arabic)

Nawaat collective website - includes news 

@yassayari computer engineer and blogger, was pivotal in Tunisia's anti-censorship demonstration in May 2010
Tunisia Live has some reactions from Tunisians about the results.

 Background information on politics and security in the region.

 NDI observed the 2011 elections.

Carnegie Endowment.
Council on Foreign Relations.

Amnesty International

Human Rights Watch

Tunisia elections recommended sources

Elections took place in Tunisia at the end of October. These followed the adoption of a new constitution in  January 2014. Here are our recommended list of resources for finding out more.

The official Tunisian electoral body has results and background information in French about the electoral system and conduct of the elections.

IFES has background on the recent electoral reforms and administration of the elections.

Election monitoring reports are available from The EU
the Carter Center 
African Union
International Republican Institute has reports and pre election dispatches
 and civil society monitoring organisation  mourakiboun
Also accessible (although in arabic) is I watch which is monitoring conduct
From twitter citizen coverage of the elections #TnElec2014
Global Voices Online provides summary of initiatives to engage citizens online.
European Parliamentary research has links to summaries of legislation, candidate websites and analysis form other think tanks and research bodies.

New agency coverage
National Public television interactive map of results.
All africa.com news summaries from African news agencies.
Tunisia Live.
Economist blogs.
Guardian
Washington Post.
UK Foreign Office blog
Open democracy blog..

Tunisian elections: an Arab Spring victory?

This week Tunisians went to the polls in what was regarded by some as the first election of the Arab Spring
The BBC has a good FAQ on the importance of the elections.
Other sources of news include
The Official Tunisian News Agency (TAP) which has government press releases in English.
Tunisia.live.net - is a really good 'post revolution website' set up by Tunisians. It has blogs, podcasts and video and image content.
CNN coverage
Other sources of background information on Tunisia include:
Amnesty International
Frontline Defenders also has reports from human rights agencies/ grassroots groups working in the region.
Carnegie Endowment - website has an Arab Reform bulletin which contains a range of articles on political reform in the Arab World. These include some covering Tunisia.
Also interesting is the Arab Reform Initiative which has been set up by a network of independent research and policy institutes. There are some recent articles and opinion pieces on Tunisia
However for the latest comment try the Global voices online project which has blogs.
finally the EU sent an observation mission to cover the elections. their findings can now be found on their website