Tunisia’s president Kais Saied has won the presidential election by a landslide but with a historically low turnout.
Preliminary results show Saied winning 90.7 percent of the vote with 28.8 percent turnout, revealing deep divisions.
Saied takes 90.7 percent of the vote on 28.8 percent turnout, commission says.
The incumbent in the lead with 89.2 percent of votes with voter turnout in Sunday’s election at 28 percent.
Tunisians are voting in an election that few doubt will return President Kais Saied to power for a second term.
Nearly 28 percent turnout in Tunisia presidential vote as Saied is likely to win after clamping down on rivals.
And what is the political climate in the country under the leadership of President Kais Saied?
Just two candidates, one recently jailed, have been approved to challenge incumbent Kais Saied in the October 6 poll.
Zammel, who remains a candidate for October 6 race, sentenced in four cases related to voter endorsements, his lawyer says.
At least 10 people still missing and 29 rescued in latest boat disaster in the Mediterranean.
Ayachi Zammel sentenced on charges of falsifying documents days before Tunisia’s presidential election.
![Abdessatar Messaoudi, right, attorney of Tunisian presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel, seen on the poster on the wall, speaks during a press conference after Zammel was sentenced to prison on fraud charges that Messaoudi decried as politically motivated, in Tunis, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024 [AP Photo/Ons Abid]](/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/zammel-lawy-1727364638.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Video from Tunisia shows cars being swept away by torrents of flood water in Sousse after heavy rain that caused damage.
Crossing desert and sea, facing pushbacks, racist attacks and homelessness; Sudanese refugees have endured them all.
Lawyer leading case says International Criminal Court must act with ‘full force … to protect those most vulnerable’.
