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Ennahdha, the Islamist party, has so far carried nine of the 18 seats allocated for Tunisian expatriates in Tunisia's constituent assembly.
According to preliminary results announced by the Independent Higher Commission for the Elections on Monday evening, Ennahdha carried two of three seats in Italy, four of ten seats in France, one of two seats in Germany and one of the two seats in the Americas and the rest of Europe. Two more seats from the Arab world and the rest of the world will be announced later.
The commission said that the results were temporary and would become final only after all legal aspects have been studied.