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The Sigma Conseil company's exit polls, which have consistently come close to matching official results released later, gave Essebsi 55.5 percent of the vote and his opponent Moncef Marzouki, the outgoing interim president, 44.5 percent.  ................................................................................................................................ The run-off between the two candidates is the third election in the last two months and represents the final stage in the country's democratic transition since the Arab Spring revolution that overthrew long-ruling president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Alone among the countries that experienced pro-democracy uprisings, Tunisia's transition has remained on track. "It is important because we don't know ahead of time who will win, unlike in the past," said Hatem Dekali, an employee of the  national airline , as he cast his vote in the Tunis suburb of Carthage. The contest pits Beji Caid Essebsi, a

.. .. Kashmiri women stand in a queue to cast their votes during the third phase polling of the Jammu and Kashmir state elections in Budgham, about 17 miles southwest of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. Elections are being held in five stages to allow government forces to better guard against any violence or anti-India protests. Results are due December 23. (AP .. Australian defence officials are claiming success in the air campaign against Islamic State in Iraq and say it has helped check the group’s advances – however the assessment comes amid renewed warnings about the scale of the humanitarian crisis within Iraq and Syria . The UN has launched an appeal for aid to help the more than 2.1 million people displaced across the country and 5.2 million in need of humanitarian aid – of whom 2.2 million are in areas under the control of Islamic State. In Syria, the UN now estimates that 12.2 million people require humanitarian assistance. Australian air force F/A-18 Su

mnesty International’s US director demands justice over officials responsible for torturing detainees. Among them is former President George W. Bush who reportedly granted the CIA’s   request   to use waterboarding and other "enhanced" interrogation techniques. NEW YORK, December 9 (Sputnik) — Former US President George W. Bush should be investigated for his role in the CIA torture   program , Amnesty International’s US director Steven Hawkins said in a statement released Tuesday in light of the publication of a US Senate Committee report on the CIA's torture practices. “Former President George W. Bush should have been investigated long ago for his role in authorizing this program, including his assertion since leaving office that he personally granted the CIA’s request to use waterboarding and other ‘enhanced interrogation techniques’ against particular detainees,” Hawkins said in the statement. The Amnesty International's executive stressed that no person, &qu