Tunisian presidential candidate Kais Saied arrives to cast his vote at a polling station during a second round runoff of a presidential election in Tunis, Tunisia October 13, 2019. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi
TUNIS (Reuters) - A retired law professor with an awkward public manner, little money, no political party and a commitment to an experimental form of direct democracy looks set to be Tunisia's new president.
Two exit polls projected that Kais Saied handily won Sunday's runoff election against media magnate Nabil Karoui, though no formal results have been announced.
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