TUNIS (TAP) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon hailed the ''peaceful'' and ''orderly'' elections for the Constituent Assembly in Tunisia saying this ballot represents a major step for democratic transition in Tunisia, according to a communiqué published on Sunday on the UN website .

TUNIS (TAP) - After the closing of the polling stations, the National Civil Society Coalition Observatory, headed by the Tunisian Human Rights League and deploying some 3,800 observers across the whole Tunisian territory, released the following statements:

BRUSSELS (TAP) - European leaders praised, on Sunday, the first free elections that took place in Tunisia and pledged support for the new authorities in their efforts to democratise the country.

LONDON (TAP) - British Prime Minister David Cameron praised, on Sunday, the first free election that took place in Tunisia, point Et at "Tunisia showed once again that it is leading the way towards greater democracy in the Middle East and North Africa."

TUNIS (TAP) - The turnout rate of the registered voters in the National Constituent Assembly election is higher than 90%, announced on Sunday evening the Independent High Authority for the Election (IHAE).