Tunisia Islamists win vote amid poll clashes

TUNIS, Tunisia - The Islamist Ennahda Party was officially declared winner of Tunisia's election, setting it up to form an Islamist-led government, as poll violence erupted in the town where uprisings began.

Ennahda has tried to reassure secularists nervous about the prospect of Islamist rule in one of the Arab world's most liberal countries by saying it will respect women's rights and not try to impose a Muslim moral code on society.

Protesters angry their fourth-placed party had been eliminated from the election set fire to the mayor's office in Sidi Bouzid, where 10 months ago vegetable seller Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in a protest against officialdom.