Saied set to be Tunisia prez

Tunis, October 14 

Kais Saied, a political outsider who is backed by leftists and Islamists and wants to remake national politics, is set to become Tunisia's president after his opponent conceded defeat in Sunday's election.

Saied's victory is a stinging rebuke for a governing elite that has failed to improve living standards in the African country that ushered in the “Arab Spring”.

Saied, a 61-year-old retired law professor, has no political party and wants to introduce an experimental form of direct democracy. — Reuters