The official campaign for the Tunisian presidential elections will be officially launched on Monday. The early elections will be held on the 15th of this month with participation by 26 candidates. These early elections were scheduled following the death of Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi on July 25th. The most prominent candidates for the elections are Prime Minister Youssef Chahed, Defense Minister Abdul Karim al-Zubaidi and former President Moncef Marzouki.