rival ahead of the poll there was no clear front runner among the most prominent of the hopefuls usef shahad who served as prime minister since 2016. media mogul now bill cattery who is in prison on suspicion of tax evasion and money laundering before official results are out carly spokesman already said he'd made it through to the 2nd round. as has come he said he'd a conservative law professor who told unity and radio that an exit poll showed he had made it to the 2nd round whatever the eventual outcome this election has huge symbolic value to his ear is the only country that emerged from the arab spring uprisings at the beginning of the 20 ten's with a peaceful transition to democracy high unemployment and inflation have left many voters frustrated but at polling stations many voters said preserving this democracy was their top concern. for i am 81 years old and this is my 1st time. did they really have very very happy to take part in this free election that we could not have imagined happening in the 1950 s. sixty's seventy's or even in the 1980 s. . but not when it isn't that my daughte