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近排啲polls都顯示反對派會佔多數
近排啲polls都顯示反對派會佔多數
New EU Commission team enshrines gender equality
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49646809
Incoming European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has named her choices for the EU's new top team.
Those on her list face some difficult challenges, including handling the UK's exit from the 28-nation bloc and the fight against climate change.
If approved by the European Parliament, Mrs von der Leyen's executive team will be the most gender-diverse in EU history, with 13 women and 14 men.
There is no UK nominee, as Brexit is currently scheduled for 31 October.
That exit date is the day before the new Commission takes office. MEPs will hold confirmation hearings for each nominee.
Based in Brussels, the Commission is in charge of enforcing EU rules and the bloc's treaties. It is the only EU body that can draft laws.
Mrs von der Leyen, Germany's former defence minister, will officially replace Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on 1 November.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49646809
Incoming European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has named her choices for the EU's new top team.
Those on her list face some difficult challenges, including handling the UK's exit from the 28-nation bloc and the fight against climate change.
If approved by the European Parliament, Mrs von der Leyen's executive team will be the most gender-diverse in EU history, with 13 women and 14 men.
There is no UK nominee, as Brexit is currently scheduled for 31 October.
That exit date is the day before the new Commission takes office. MEPs will hold confirmation hearings for each nominee.
Based in Brussels, the Commission is in charge of enforcing EU rules and the bloc's treaties. It is the only EU body that can draft laws.
Mrs von der Leyen, Germany's former defence minister, will officially replace Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on 1 November.
Russia confirms alleged US spy worked in the Kremlin
https://www.dw.com/en/russia-confirms-alleged-us-spy-worked-in-the-kremlin/a-50367510
The Kremlin on Tuesday confirmed that an alleged US spy had worked in Russia's presidential administration.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the person did not have direct access to President Vladimir Putin and that he was a low-level official "fired several years ago," news agency TASS reported.
"His job was not classified as a senior position," Peskov said, adding that he had no information about whether the person had been working for the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Peskov's remarks come in the wake of reports by US broadcaster CNN and newspaper The New York Times that said the spy was extracted from Russia in 2017 over concerns for his safety.
The Kremlin spokesman played down the reports that the man had been extracted.
"All these speculations in US media outlets about urgently extracting him, from whom he was saved and so on — this, you know, is a kind of a 'Pulp Fiction'," said Peskov.
Both the Times and CNN said the CIA asset had been embedded in Russia's government for years and had reached the higher echelons within the Kremlin.
https://www.dw.com/en/russia-confirms-alleged-us-spy-worked-in-the-kremlin/a-50367510
The Kremlin on Tuesday confirmed that an alleged US spy had worked in Russia's presidential administration.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the person did not have direct access to President Vladimir Putin and that he was a low-level official "fired several years ago," news agency TASS reported.
"His job was not classified as a senior position," Peskov said, adding that he had no information about whether the person had been working for the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Peskov's remarks come in the wake of reports by US broadcaster CNN and newspaper The New York Times that said the spy was extracted from Russia in 2017 over concerns for his safety.
The Kremlin spokesman played down the reports that the man had been extracted.
"All these speculations in US media outlets about urgently extracting him, from whom he was saved and so on — this, you know, is a kind of a 'Pulp Fiction'," said Peskov.
Both the Times and CNN said the CIA asset had been embedded in Russia's government for years and had reached the higher echelons within the Kremlin.
john bolton 比Trump 炒咗
Netanyahu vows to annex part of West Bank after Israel election
https://www.dw.com/en/netanyahu-vows-to-annex-part-of-west-bank-after-israel-election/a-50372928
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Tuesday to begin annexing West Bank settlements if he is reelected in next week's polls.
"Today, I announce my intention, after the establishment of a new government, to apply Israeli sovereignty to the Jordan Valley and the northern Dead Sea," Netanyahu said in a televised speech.
Netanyahu also repeated his intention to annex other Israeli settlements throughout the West Bank if he is re-elected, although that would only come after consulting with US President Donald Trump who is expected to soon unveil his peace plan for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
He did not mention what he would do with the Jordan Valley's Palestinian residents.
The Israeli leader has been making a last-minute push to rally right-wing and religious-nationalist votes ahead of Israel's general election on September 17. The poll is expected to be a closely contested race between Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party against the centrist Blue and White party, led by ex-military chief Benny Gantz.
https://www.dw.com/en/netanyahu-vows-to-annex-part-of-west-bank-after-israel-election/a-50372928
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Tuesday to begin annexing West Bank settlements if he is reelected in next week's polls.
"Today, I announce my intention, after the establishment of a new government, to apply Israeli sovereignty to the Jordan Valley and the northern Dead Sea," Netanyahu said in a televised speech.
Netanyahu also repeated his intention to annex other Israeli settlements throughout the West Bank if he is re-elected, although that would only come after consulting with US President Donald Trump who is expected to soon unveil his peace plan for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
He did not mention what he would do with the Jordan Valley's Palestinian residents.
The Israeli leader has been making a last-minute push to rally right-wing and religious-nationalist votes ahead of Israel's general election on September 17. The poll is expected to be a closely contested race between Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party against the centrist Blue and White party, led by ex-military chief Benny Gantz.
John Bolton: Trump's national security adviser is out
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49655279
US President Donald Trump has announced he fired his hard-line national security adviser, John Bolton, saying he disagreed "strongly" with him.
"I asked John for his resignation, which was given to me this morning," Mr Trump tweeted, adding he would appoint a replacement next week.
But Mr Bolton insisted he had quit and vowed to have his say "in due course".
He had disagreed with the president on a number of foreign policy challenges, from Afghanistan to Iran.
Mr Bolton, who had served since April 2018, was Mr Trump's third national security adviser after Michael Flynn and HR McMaster.
The dismissal came as a surprise. Just two hours before his departure was announced, Mr Bolton had been due to host a White House briefing with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
The new acting national security adviser will be Charles Kupperman, who was a deputy to Mr Bolton, the White House told the BBC.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49655279
US President Donald Trump has announced he fired his hard-line national security adviser, John Bolton, saying he disagreed "strongly" with him.
"I asked John for his resignation, which was given to me this morning," Mr Trump tweeted, adding he would appoint a replacement next week.
But Mr Bolton insisted he had quit and vowed to have his say "in due course".
He had disagreed with the president on a number of foreign policy challenges, from Afghanistan to Iran.
Mr Bolton, who had served since April 2018, was Mr Trump's third national security adviser after Michael Flynn and HR McMaster.
The dismissal came as a surprise. Just two hours before his departure was announced, Mr Bolton had been due to host a White House briefing with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
The new acting national security adviser will be Charles Kupperman, who was a deputy to Mr Bolton, the White House told the BBC.
GOP candidate projected to win in North Carolina's 3rd District as votes are tallied in state's other closely watched race
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/10/politics/north-carolina-special-election-results/index.html
Washington (CNN)Republican Greg Murphy will win in the special election to replace Walter Jones as the congressman from North Carolina's 3rd District, CNN projects.
The result in the heavily Republican district comes as votes are still coming in from North Carolina's 9th District, where a much tighter race is playing out in the last undecided race from the 2018 midterm elections. The seat is currently vacant after the state's Board of Elections refused to certify results earlier this year after credible allegations of ballot fraud in the 2018 midterm election, causing the board to order a new election.
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/10/politics/north-carolina-special-election-results/index.html
Washington (CNN)Republican Greg Murphy will win in the special election to replace Walter Jones as the congressman from North Carolina's 3rd District, CNN projects.
The result in the heavily Republican district comes as votes are still coming in from North Carolina's 9th District, where a much tighter race is playing out in the last undecided race from the 2018 midterm elections. The seat is currently vacant after the state's Board of Elections refused to certify results earlier this year after credible allegations of ballot fraud in the 2018 midterm election, causing the board to order a new election.
Italian coalition wins Senate vote allowing it to govern
https://www.dw.com/en/italian-coalition-wins-senate-vote-allowing-it-to-govern/a-50370345
The coalition of the anti-establishment Five-Star Movement (M5S) and center-left Democratic Party (PD), led by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, was approved by Italy's Senate on Tuesday.
It was the last hurdle the new coalition needed to clear to begin governing, after winning a confidence vote in the lower house the day before.
The new, more pro-European government took the Senate vote by 169 to 133 in the 321-seat chamber.
Tuesday's Senate vote was expected to be a close one, as the government held a much slimmer majority there than it did in the lower house.
https://www.dw.com/en/italian-coalition-wins-senate-vote-allowing-it-to-govern/a-50370345
The coalition of the anti-establishment Five-Star Movement (M5S) and center-left Democratic Party (PD), led by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, was approved by Italy's Senate on Tuesday.
It was the last hurdle the new coalition needed to clear to begin governing, after winning a confidence vote in the lower house the day before.
The new, more pro-European government took the Senate vote by 169 to 133 in the 321-seat chamber.
Tuesday's Senate vote was expected to be a close one, as the government held a much slimmer majority there than it did in the lower house.
Parliament suspension ruled 'unlawful'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-49661855
Boris Johnson’s suspension of UK Parliament is unlawful, judges at Scotland’s highest civil court rule
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-49661855
Boris Johnson’s suspension of UK Parliament is unlawful, judges at Scotland’s highest civil court rule
gop 贏晒nc 3 同 nc 9
Australian and British bloggers arrested in Iran identified as Jolie King and Mark Firkin
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/sep/12/australian-couple-arrested-iran-named-jolie-king-mark-firkin
The Australian couple being held in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison have been named as Jolie King and Mark Firkin, who were reportedly arrested 10 weeks ago near the Iranian capital.
Firkin and King, who also holds a British passport, have been blogging a globe-trotting adventure since 2017 as they endeavoured to drive from Australia to London. Despite diplomatic efforts to keep their cases from public attention, the pair was named overnight on social media.
Unrelated to the couple’s case, a third Australian is also being held in Evin prison, reportedly in solitary confinement. The Cambridge-educated academic had been lecturing at an Australian university before she was arrested last year. She has reportedly been tried – the charges are unknown – and sentenced to 10 years in jail.
The Australian government has been quietly negotiating for the release of all three Australians since their arrests, news of which became public on Wednesday. The Guardian understands both Firkin and Jolie were travelling on Australian passports.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/sep/12/australian-couple-arrested-iran-named-jolie-king-mark-firkin
The Australian couple being held in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison have been named as Jolie King and Mark Firkin, who were reportedly arrested 10 weeks ago near the Iranian capital.
Firkin and King, who also holds a British passport, have been blogging a globe-trotting adventure since 2017 as they endeavoured to drive from Australia to London. Despite diplomatic efforts to keep their cases from public attention, the pair was named overnight on social media.
Unrelated to the couple’s case, a third Australian is also being held in Evin prison, reportedly in solitary confinement. The Cambridge-educated academic had been lecturing at an Australian university before she was arrested last year. She has reportedly been tried – the charges are unknown – and sentenced to 10 years in jail.
The Australian government has been quietly negotiating for the release of all three Australians since their arrests, news of which became public on Wednesday. The Guardian understands both Firkin and Jolie were travelling on Australian passports.
PM Justin Trudeau calls Canadian general election for 21 October
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49656611
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called a federal election for 21 October.
Opinion polls are indicating it will be a tough race for Mr Trudeau, who is seeking a second term in office.
The campaign is expected to focus on issues of affordability, the economy and climate issues.
The prime minister visited the Governor General, the Queen's representative in Canada, on Wednesday morning to formally launch the campaign.
Mr Trudeau touted his accomplishments on the economy and the environment in an announcement, saying: "Canadians once again get to vote for the country they want to live in".
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49656611
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called a federal election for 21 October.
Opinion polls are indicating it will be a tough race for Mr Trudeau, who is seeking a second term in office.
The campaign is expected to focus on issues of affordability, the economy and climate issues.
The prime minister visited the Governor General, the Queen's representative in Canada, on Wednesday morning to formally launch the campaign.
Mr Trudeau touted his accomplishments on the economy and the environment in an announcement, saying: "Canadians once again get to vote for the country they want to live in".
Trump immigration plans: Supreme Court allows curb on migrants
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49669811
The US Supreme Court has given the go-ahead to Trump administration plans that severely limit the ability of migrants to claim asylum.
Under the rule, people arriving via a third country must claim asylum there first before arriving at the US border.
Legal challenges against it continue but the ruling means for now it can be enforced nationwide.
President Donald Trump tweeted that it was a "BIG United States Supreme Court WIN for the Border on Asylum!".
Curbing migration to the US has been a key goal of his presidency and forms a major part of his bid for re-election in 2020.
When it was unveiled this year in July it was almost immediately blocked from taking effect so the move is being seen as a victory for the Trump administration in US media.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49669811
The US Supreme Court has given the go-ahead to Trump administration plans that severely limit the ability of migrants to claim asylum.
Under the rule, people arriving via a third country must claim asylum there first before arriving at the US border.
Legal challenges against it continue but the ruling means for now it can be enforced nationwide.
President Donald Trump tweeted that it was a "BIG United States Supreme Court WIN for the Border on Asylum!".
Curbing migration to the US has been a key goal of his presidency and forms a major part of his bid for re-election in 2020.
When it was unveiled this year in July it was almost immediately blocked from taking effect so the move is being seen as a victory for the Trump administration in US media.
Brexit: Operation Yellowhammer no-deal document published
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-49670123
Riots on the streets, food price rises and reduced medical supplies are real risks of the UK leaving the EU without a deal, a government document has said.
Ministers have published details of their Yellowhammer contingency plan, after MPs voted to force its release.
It outlines a series of "reasonable worst case assumptions" for the impact of a no-deal Brexit on 31 October.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the paper confirmed the PM "is prepared to punish those who can least afford it".
Michael Gove, one of Boris Johnson's senior cabinet colleagues who has been given responsibility for no-deal planning, said "revised assumptions" will be published "in due course alongside a document outlining the mitigations the government has put in place and intends to put in place".
However, ministers have blocked the release of communications between No 10 aides about Parliament's suspension.
Mr Gove said MPs' request to see e-mails, texts and WhatsApp messages from Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson's chief aide, and eight other advisers in Downing Street were "unreasonable and disproportionate".
Publishing the information, he added, would "contravene the law" and "offend against basic principles of fairness".
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-49670123
Riots on the streets, food price rises and reduced medical supplies are real risks of the UK leaving the EU without a deal, a government document has said.
Ministers have published details of their Yellowhammer contingency plan, after MPs voted to force its release.
It outlines a series of "reasonable worst case assumptions" for the impact of a no-deal Brexit on 31 October.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the paper confirmed the PM "is prepared to punish those who can least afford it".
Michael Gove, one of Boris Johnson's senior cabinet colleagues who has been given responsibility for no-deal planning, said "revised assumptions" will be published "in due course alongside a document outlining the mitigations the government has put in place and intends to put in place".
However, ministers have blocked the release of communications between No 10 aides about Parliament's suspension.
Mr Gove said MPs' request to see e-mails, texts and WhatsApp messages from Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson's chief aide, and eight other advisers in Downing Street were "unreasonable and disproportionate".
Publishing the information, he added, would "contravene the law" and "offend against basic principles of fairness".
Tight margin for NC3, might be flipped in next election
Do you mean NC 9 instead
But the margin is actually larger than that in 2018 mid term. Bad news for Dems.
But the margin is actually larger than that in 2018 mid term. Bad news for Dems.
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Yup NC9
, but the vote margin is less than the partisan lead. Losing an election is not a good news but not that bad either. Though it is suspected that in 2020, a "blue wave" will not occur like last year.
, but the vote margin is less than the partisan lead. Losing an election is not a good news but not that bad either. Though it is suspected that in 2020, a "blue wave" will not occur like last year.Democratic Debate 2019: WATCH LIVE Third 2020 Democratic Presidential Debate from Houston | ABC News
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Saudi Arabia oil facilities ablaze after drone strikes
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-49699429
Drone attacks have set alight two major oil facilities run by the state-owned company Aramco in Saudi Arabia, state media say.
Footage showed a huge blaze at Abqaiq, site of Aramco's largest oil processing plant, while a second drone attack started fires in the Khurais oilfield.
The fires are now under control at both facilities, state media said.
A spokesman for the Iran-aligned Houthi group in Yemen said it had deployed 10 drones in the attacks.
The military spokesman, Yahya Sarea, told al-Masirah TV, which is owned by the Houthi movement and is based in Beirut, that further attacks could be expected in the future.
He said Saturday's attack was one of the biggest operations the Houthi forces had undertaken inside Saudi Arabia and was carried out in "co-operation with the honourable people inside the kingdom".
Saudi officials have not yet commented on who they think is behind the attacks.
"At 04:00 (01:00 GMT), the industrial security teams of Aramco started dealing with fires at two of its facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais as a result of... drones," the official Saudi Press Agency reported.
"The two fires have been controlled."
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-49699429
Drone attacks have set alight two major oil facilities run by the state-owned company Aramco in Saudi Arabia, state media say.
Footage showed a huge blaze at Abqaiq, site of Aramco's largest oil processing plant, while a second drone attack started fires in the Khurais oilfield.
The fires are now under control at both facilities, state media said.
A spokesman for the Iran-aligned Houthi group in Yemen said it had deployed 10 drones in the attacks.
The military spokesman, Yahya Sarea, told al-Masirah TV, which is owned by the Houthi movement and is based in Beirut, that further attacks could be expected in the future.
He said Saturday's attack was one of the biggest operations the Houthi forces had undertaken inside Saudi Arabia and was carried out in "co-operation with the honourable people inside the kingdom".
Saudi officials have not yet commented on who they think is behind the attacks.
"At 04:00 (01:00 GMT), the industrial security teams of Aramco started dealing with fires at two of its facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais as a result of... drones," the official Saudi Press Agency reported.
"The two fires have been controlled."
Trump confirms US has killed Osama bin Laden's son Hamza
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/14/trump-confirms-us-has-killed-osama-bin-ladens-son-hamza
Donald Trump confirmed on Saturday that the US has killed Hamza bin Laden, a son of the al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, mastermind of the 9/11 attacks.
Bin Laden’s death was reported in July but not confirmed by the US government. The New York Times reported then he was killed some time in the last two years.
On Saturday the White House said he was killed in “a United States counterterrorism operation in the Afghanistan/Pakistan region”. It did not say when.
Reuters reported that an unnamed US official said Hamza was killed “months ago” and Trump was briefed at the time.
Bin Laden, who was believed to be aged around 30, had been seeking to lead a resurgence of al-Qaida, which has been eclipsed among jihadist terrorist groups by Islamic State. The US state department designated him as a terrorist in 2017.
“[Al-Qaida was] clearly grooming him to be a next generation successor,” Peter Bergen, director of the international security programme at the New America foundation, told the Guardian in July.
“Ayman al-Zawahiri [al-Qaida’s official leader] hasn’t been a particularly effective leader. He’s got a sort of charisma deficit. And they were trying to put this guy forward.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/14/trump-confirms-us-has-killed-osama-bin-ladens-son-hamza
Donald Trump confirmed on Saturday that the US has killed Hamza bin Laden, a son of the al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, mastermind of the 9/11 attacks.
Bin Laden’s death was reported in July but not confirmed by the US government. The New York Times reported then he was killed some time in the last two years.
On Saturday the White House said he was killed in “a United States counterterrorism operation in the Afghanistan/Pakistan region”. It did not say when.
Reuters reported that an unnamed US official said Hamza was killed “months ago” and Trump was briefed at the time.
Bin Laden, who was believed to be aged around 30, had been seeking to lead a resurgence of al-Qaida, which has been eclipsed among jihadist terrorist groups by Islamic State. The US state department designated him as a terrorist in 2017.
“[Al-Qaida was] clearly grooming him to be a next generation successor,” Peter Bergen, director of the international security programme at the New America foundation, told the Guardian in July.
“Ayman al-Zawahiri [al-Qaida’s official leader] hasn’t been a particularly effective leader. He’s got a sort of charisma deficit. And they were trying to put this guy forward.”
Saudi oil attacks: Iran condemns US 'deceit' after accusation
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-49707303
Iran has accused the US of "deceit" after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tehran was behind damaging drone attacks on two Saudi oil facilities.
Mr Pompeo had rejected claims by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels that they had carried out the attacks.
Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said that "blaming Iran won't end the disaster" in Yemen.
Saudi Arabia said Saturday's strikes had halved its crude oil production to 5.7 million barrels a day.
All eyes will be on the markets when they reopen on Monday, with experts expecting a significant rise in price.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-49707303
Iran has accused the US of "deceit" after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tehran was behind damaging drone attacks on two Saudi oil facilities.
Mr Pompeo had rejected claims by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels that they had carried out the attacks.
Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said that "blaming Iran won't end the disaster" in Yemen.
Saudi Arabia said Saturday's strikes had halved its crude oil production to 5.7 million barrels a day.
All eyes will be on the markets when they reopen on Monday, with experts expecting a significant rise in price.
Tunisia holds second free presidential election
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-49650446
Tunisia is holding its second free presidential poll since the 2011 uprising that toppled ex-president Ben Ali and sparked the Arab Spring.
It was brought forward from November after the death in July of Beji Caid Essebsi, the first democratically elected president, who took office in 2014.
Twenty-six candidates, including two women, are running in the election.
It is widely viewed as a test of one of the world's youngest democracies.
Mr Essebsi won Tunisia's first free presidential elections in 2014 and was credited with largely maintaining stability in the country during his almost five-year rule.
At 92, he was the oldest sitting president in the world at the time of his death. Mr Essebsi had previously confirmed that he was not planning to run for re-election. His wife, Chadlia Saida Farhat, died on Sunday morning, aged 83, their son announced on Facebook as voting was getting under way.
Parliament speaker Mohamed Ennaceur is currently acting as interim president.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-49650446
Tunisia is holding its second free presidential poll since the 2011 uprising that toppled ex-president Ben Ali and sparked the Arab Spring.
It was brought forward from November after the death in July of Beji Caid Essebsi, the first democratically elected president, who took office in 2014.
Twenty-six candidates, including two women, are running in the election.
It is widely viewed as a test of one of the world's youngest democracies.
Mr Essebsi won Tunisia's first free presidential elections in 2014 and was credited with largely maintaining stability in the country during his almost five-year rule.
At 92, he was the oldest sitting president in the world at the time of his death. Mr Essebsi had previously confirmed that he was not planning to run for re-election. His wife, Chadlia Saida Farhat, died on Sunday morning, aged 83, their son announced on Facebook as voting was getting under way.
Parliament speaker Mohamed Ennaceur is currently acting as interim president.
Brexit: Johnson's 'cautious' optimism ahead of Juncker talks
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-49709430
Boris Johnson has said he is "cautiously" optimistic about progress in Brexit talks as he meets EU leaders.
The prime minister is having a working lunch with European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker in Luxembourg, the first time the two men have met since he took office in July.
No 10 says he is not willing to delay Brexit beyond the 31 October deadline.
Asked as he arrived for the meal whether there was progress towards a deal, Mr Juncker replied "we'll see".
And asked whether he was optimistic about the prospects for a breakthrough, Mr Johnson replied that he was "cautious".
The BBC's reporter in Brussels - Adam Fleming - says the UK's proposals so far are seen as "vague and insufficient" by EU officials.
"There is still scepticism in Brussels that the UK is serious about getting an agreement," he writes.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-49709430
Boris Johnson has said he is "cautiously" optimistic about progress in Brexit talks as he meets EU leaders.
The prime minister is having a working lunch with European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker in Luxembourg, the first time the two men have met since he took office in July.
No 10 says he is not willing to delay Brexit beyond the 31 October deadline.
Asked as he arrived for the meal whether there was progress towards a deal, Mr Juncker replied "we'll see".
And asked whether he was optimistic about the prospects for a breakthrough, Mr Johnson replied that he was "cautious".
The BBC's reporter in Brussels - Adam Fleming - says the UK's proposals so far are seen as "vague and insufficient" by EU officials.
"There is still scepticism in Brussels that the UK is serious about getting an agreement," he writes.