2009 Tunisian general election

The Interior Ministry released the official results for the election on Monday 26 October 2009.[5] Voter turnout was recorded at 89.40% with 4,447,388 of Tunisia's 5.3 million registered voters participating.[6] In the presidential race, incumbent president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali won 89.62% of the vote.[5] His nearest rivals were Mohamed Bouchiha with 5.01% of the vote and Ahmed Inoubli with 3.80%, and Ahmed Brahum with 1.57%.[5]

In the Chamber of Deputies election, the Democratic Constitutional Rally, which had governed continuously from Tunisia's independence from France in 1956 until the Tunisian Revolution, won 84.59% of the vote and 161 seats.[5][6] The Movement of Socialist Democrats won 16 seats with 4.63% of the vote, the Popular Unity Party won 12 seats and 3.39% of votes, The Unionist Democratic Union won 9 seats with 2.56%.[6] The remaining 16 seats were divided between the Social Liberal Party, who won eight seats, the Green Party for Progress, who won six and the Movement Ettajdid who won two seats.[6]

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democratic Constitutional Rally	3,754,559	84.59	161	+9
	Movement of Socialist Democrats	205,374	4.63	16	+2
	Popular Unity Party	150,639	3.39	12	+1
	Unionist Democratic Union	113,773	2.56	9	+2
	Social Liberal Party	99,468	2.24	8	+6
	Green Party for Progress	74,185	1.67	6	New
	Ettajdid Movement	22,206	0.50	2	−1
	Democratic Forum for Labour and Liberties	5,329	0.12	0	New
	Progressive Democratic Party	1,412	0.03	0	0
	Independent lists	11,552	0.26	0	0
Total		4,438,497	100.00	214	+25
Valid votes		4,438,497	99.80
Invalid/blank votes		8,891	0.20
Total votes		4,447,388	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		4,974,707	89.40
Source: POGAR

• Ben Ali reelected with 89 per cent - Radio France Internationale (in English)
• Unsurprising victory for Ben Ali - Radio France Internationale (in French)
• Final results give President Ben Ali a fifth term - France 24 (in English)
• Ben Ali wins unsurprising landslide in presidential election - France 24 (in French)