and his opponent is moncf marzouki. who has been in power since the ousting of zine el abidine ben ali in 2011. let's go nazanine moshiri in tunisia. i know you have been queueing up for those behind you. what are their hopes for the election? >> well, many of the people here that i have spoken to are voting for the first time in a presidential election for 23 years. they suffered under what was a dictator this. they had one choice, and only one. let's speak to one of the voters here, waiting for the first time. what is your name, sir: how are you feeling today. >> i'm well, happy. i see that i have to do that because no one say it is the election. we give a chance for tort be president. >> there are many problems aren't there? there's always problems in countries. to do, to go out of problems, we have to do something. and to do something. we have to do the best in the best position. we have to do it. can i ask you an aid. i don't mind. i am sure that the thing we love... >> because you - this is the first time that you

frontrunners are beji caid essebsi from the secular nidaa tounes party, and interim president moncf marzouki >>> the afghan parliament approved two security deals, governing the role of foreign troops. the bilateral agreement with washington and the separate nato agreement have been passed by a majority. u.s. troops will be allowed to target the taliban fighters, under guidelines reportedly approved by u.s. president obama. originally the role was limited to tackling al qaeda, and training afghan troops. charles stratford joins us from kaboom. the approval on the agreements had an interesting journey. it took a while to reach parliament and now passed through, almost unopposed. >> that's right. unanimously passed. it's taken a long time to get here. the former president hamid karzai repeatedly delayed signing the agreement. his argument that he was afraid of civilian casualties, air strikes on villages causing deaths. he said he wanted more of an american role to bring the taliban to peace talks, wanting america to be more involved in the peace side of things. then, of course, we had the ele

second is the current interim president moncf marzouki, in power since the ousting of former president zine el abidine ben ali in 2011. nazanine moshiri joins me from tunis. a lot of people are waiting patiently to vote. this is a big moment for many tunisians. >> it is a big moment. i can show you that people have brought their children with them, too young to vote. as an example of what this moment means to the father, the family - you can see there's a mixture here. there is hope that young people will turn out in the election. most people we see here are older. i can speak to, despite your age, it's the first time you voted in a presidential election. >> yes, right. >> why is that? >> because it was - it was worthless to vote in the past. voting was not - was not managed properly. that was big games and that's it. >> how are you feeling right now? >> very excited and highly optimistic about the future. >> but there are a lot of people who are concerned. economy problems, security problems in the country. that's on voters' mind at the moment. do you think the new era, government, pr

. >> reporter: the camp of the current president moncf marzouki insists their candidate is leading with a small margin. >> translation: there'll be a second round, like we anticipated, and it will be between moncf marzouki, and beji caid essebsi. the results are close, and counting estimates suggest that we are leading with a margin of 2-4." . >> counting is it now underway. the unofficial results indicate that there are deep divisions in the country. there is the secular camp that backs beji caid essebsi and the nidaa tounes party. it needs to bring on board other parties to form a new government. and there is the camp of the president and some of the revolutionary youth. but it is thought to have the bagging of the conservative party, which came second in the general polls. this camp fears the return of members of the former regime and his party controls the government. however, there is talk among all political leaders that there could be a way out by forming a government of national unity. the second round of voting will be held in december. it will be up to the main political parti

his closest rival is the current interim president moncf marzouki. and he has been in charge since the outing of former president zine el abidine ben ali. nazanine moshiri joins us live from the capital tunis. hugely a significant moment for tunisians. how is the front runner suggesting and what has he been saying? >> yes, he did vote here at the polling station. he was surrounded by the media. he really is the focus of the election at the moment for many tunisians. he believes that he will be able to get the most votes in the presidential election. he says he has confidence in the will of the tunisian people. he tried in a past to separate that secularism from his party saying the party is muslim. it is a muslim party, and don't believe in the label of a segular leader, he can make a deal, talk to the islamic party, and maybe there's a small chance that they may rule in coalition in the future. >> his party won in the october parliamentary elections. if he wins the presidency, are people worried we may see a return to a dictatorship? >> there are a

this was a close race between the top two, beji caid essebsi, and the current president moncf marzouki. and i think this indicates this society will head towards further polarization, the end of the second round now. tunis managed to avoid all of the chaos by approaching a national dialogue, and all political parties compromised. so the compromise of all political parties, and then at the end, elect a president at the end of the second round >>> security will be a major concern for whoever becomes the new president. al qaeda and other armed groups killed a number of soldiers in the past year. activists are concerned that human rights are being sacrificed in the name of security >>> amin is afraid. he does not want to be identified. his brother was arrested recently on tunisia's border with libya for planning to fight in syria. his family say he's innocent and accuse those holding him of torture. >> translation: they beat him to get what they wanted out of him. if they want you to say you're going to syria that's what you'll say. they won't charge or apply the law. they leave people to

the fact that these two men on the right are through the second round, beji caid essebsi, and moncf marzouki. a lot of young people boycotted the application. election. old are exited. the young didn't turn out. that is a key issue. why is it that the young came out. when it came down to the election, they felt disappointed with the political disagreement, in terms of jobs, security, that when it came to polling day, that they decided not to come out and vote. it like like there's going to be a run off and the interim president. we don't have the final results. both the men will be in the run off. both sides are saying let make sure it doesn't get nasty, let's come up with an agreement that everywhere is happy with. there's talk about a unity government because the president is on one side. the nest government needs to be decided on soon. flash floods in morocco killed 31, other missing. storms swept across the region, including marra kerb, popular with tourists. roads have been destroyed, and blocked >>> the israeli cabinet confirmed a bill defining the nation's state as jews. it needs to b

. >> reporter: the current president moncf marzouki also has a chance for victory. some believe he was a backing of the second biggest party in the country. it does not have a candidate. this man may surprise everyone. he is a business dyke on appealing to some, looking for a solution to economic problems. campaigners say at the heart of the problems is inequality. i believe the problem of creating job opportunities, decent working opportunities for women affected by the lack of job opportunities, this needs to be addressed, inequalities between the region, the coast, need to be addressed. there's so much at stake in this election. many people here are proud of what this tiny country has achieved. they also understand the transition to democracy is not over yet. >> tunisians united to fight for freedom, dignity and jobs. almost four years on there are more people out of work, and tunisia is politically divided. people have something they did not have before - hope. for the future of their children. the last wreckage of malaysia airlines flight 17 was recovered in ea

. >> reporter: the current president moncf marzouki has a chance for victory. some think he has the backing of the second biggest party in the country. it doesn't have a candidate running for president. and this man by surprise everyone, a business tycoon who appeals to some young people looking for a solution to their economic problems. campaigners say at the heart of tunisia's problems is inequality. >> i believe the problem of creating job opportunities, decent working opportunities for people, women, that are most affected by the lack of job opportunities, it needs to be addressed. the regions need to be addressed. >> there's so much at stake in this election. many are proud of what this country achieved. they understand the transition to democracy is not over yet. >> tunisians united to fight for freedom, dignity and jobs. four years on, there are more people out of work. tunisia is politically divided. people have something they consistent have before. hope. for the future of their children >>> in eastern ukraine one person was injured in an attack on a r

the second runner is the current president moncf marzouki. he got 33.43%. now, the total ballots counted so far just below - actually, over 3 million and 300,000 votes. we have been saying for the last two days it will be a second round in december. now it is officially confirmed there is a second round. what is not confirmed is the final result once the commission will have to wait if any. you candidates appeal the results. >> do we expect that to happen. no, there's some vielations they are described as minor, they are looking into violations, complaint and will make a statement. the mood will not be a serious outcome. we are going have a second round in december, the exact time in december will have to depend on when the election commission will declare the final result. however, this country, according to the constitution, and the election law, the second round should take place before the end of december. >> it's being seen as for the country and the region. security was a major issue. >> it was. the country's interior minister said that they foiled wh