Tunisians voted in the country's first presidential elections since a 2011 pro-democracy uprising, with the two major parties preparing for a run-off poll next month.
Tunisians Transition to Democracy in Presidential Election
![An election official keeps track of votes on a board at a polling station in Tunis, Tunisia, , Nov. 24, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/98D724AB-B651-44A3-A529-988D24310667_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An election official keeps track of votes on a board at a polling station in Tunis, Tunisia, , Nov. 24, 2014.
![A young woman shows her ink-stained finger after casting her vote during the first round of the Tunisian presidential election, in a polling station at Marsa, outside Tunis, Nov. 23, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/00648C82-875C-43B8-9104-57248479DE77_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A young woman shows her ink-stained finger after casting her vote during the first round of the Tunisian presidential election, in a polling station at Marsa, outside Tunis, Nov. 23, 2014.
![Tunisian soldiers stand guard at a polling station in Marsa, outside Tunis, Nov. 23, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/54155A3F-325E-4B6C-9BA0-0D42309279EA_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Tunisian soldiers stand guard at a polling station in Marsa, outside Tunis, Nov. 23, 2014.
![Presidential candidate and Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki addresses the media after he casts his vote during the first round of the Tunisian presidential election, in Sousse, Tunisia, Nov. 23, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/73EB0A8A-1AA6-4DAA-8A4B-E68AB73E33C2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Presidential candidate and Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki addresses the media after he casts his vote during the first round of the Tunisian presidential election, in Sousse, Tunisia, Nov. 23, 2014.