Tunisians back new constitution but turnout just 25%, exit poll says

Members of the election committee open the urn at a polling station during a referendum on a new constitution in Tunis, Tunisia July 25, 2022. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

TUNIS (Reuters) - A new Tunisian constitution greatly expanding presidential powers is set to take effect following a referendum on Monday that an exit poll indicated was easily won by the "yes" side but with very low turnout.

President Kais Saied ousted the parliament last year and moved to rule by decree, saying the country needed saving from years of paralysis. He rewrote the constitution last month.