Tunisian President Saied secures a second term with more than 90% of vote


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  • Tuesday, 08 Oct 2024

FILE PHOTO: Supporters of Tunisian President Kais Saied, celebrate as exit poll shows Saied won the presidential election in Tunis, Tunisia October 6, 2024. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi/File Photo

TUNIS (Reuters) - Preliminary results showed President Kais Saied won a second term in the Tunisian election with 90.69% of the vote, the electoral commission said on Monday.

The turnout was‮ ‬28.8% in Sunday's vote in which Saied faced two election rivals: his former ally turned critic, Chaab Party leader Zouhair Maghzaoui; and Ayachi Zammel, who was jailed last month.

(Reporting by Tarek Amara; Editing by Chris Reese)

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