Tunisians elect weakened parliament on 11% turnout


  • World
  • Sunday, 29 Jan 2023

A voter casts his ballot at a polling station during the second round of the parliamentary election in Tunis Tunisia January 29 2023. REUTERSZoubeir Souissi

A voter casts his ballot at a polling station during the second round of the parliamentary election in Tunis, Tunisia January 29, 2023. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

TUNIS (Reuters) -Tunisia announced that a mere 11% of the electorate had voted on Sunday in parliamentary runoffs, with critics of President Kais Saied saying the empty polling stations were evidence of public disdain for his agenda and seizure of powers.

The head of the electoral commission, over which Saied assumed ultimate authority last year, gave a provisional turnout of 11.3% for Sunday's runoff votes.

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