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 are. media mogul now bill patrie who is in prison on suspicion of tax evasion and money laundering before official results are out currently spokesman already said he'd made it through to the 2nd round. as has come he said he did conservative law professor told to his he 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 is the only country that emerged from the arab spring uprisings at the beginning of the 2010s with a peaceful transition to democracy high unemployment and inflation have left many voters frustrated that polling stations many voters said preserving this democracy was their top concern. for 81 years old and this is my 1st time. did they really have i am 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. . it is a nightmare my daughter must learn in her you