Last updated: 25 october, 2009 - 05:05 GMT

Tunisia goes to the polls

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Tunisians head for the polls today to vote in the presidential elections.

In the race is the incumbent president, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali of the ruling Constitutional Democratic Rally, who has been at the helm of affairs since independence more than two decades ago.

Three opponents are standing against him - Ahmed Brahmin for the Renewal Party, Mohamed Bouchiha of the Party of Popular Unity and Ahmed Inoubli of the Democratic Unionist Union.

To guage the mood ahead of the polls opening, Bola Mosuro spoke to our North Africa correspondent, Rana Jawad.

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