Tunisian flags decorate the Green Embassy in Cairo on the first day of presidential elections (video)

Members of the Tunisian community in Egypt gathered in front of their embassy in Cairo to vote on the first day of the Tunisian vote abroad in the presidential election to choose a president to succeed Beji Kaid Essebsi.

The Tunisian Embassy opened its doors today since 8 am, while the Tunisian community was keen to carry the flags of its country and to take photos in front of and in front of the embassy entrance, to celebrate the second presidential election in Tunisia since the fall of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

The Independent Higher Electoral Commission of Tunisia has allocated two polling stations to the Tunisian community in Egypt, including one at the headquarters of the Tunisian Embassy in Cairo in the Gezira region, as well as their polling station. in Alexandria.

Voter reception lasts until 6 pm on Friday and the voting procedure continues until the following Sunday.

Preliminary results of the first round of the presidential election are expected to be announced on 17 September.

Voting in the Tunisian presidential election is organized for expatriates in 44 other countries, with around 400,000 Tunisians living abroad.

The head of Tunisia's Independent High Electoral Commission, Nabil Bfoun, said that the number of people entitled to vote in the early presidential elections is estimated at 7 million and 88,000 voters, adding that the number of polling stations is 39, it had 13,450 offices in Tunisia and 384 polling stations outside.

Farouk Bouaskar, vice-president of the Independent High Commission for the Tunisian elections, said that all voting conditions were set for early presidential elections, which will be held inside and outside the country. Tunisia from 13 to 15 September.