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

Tunisia's President Kais Saied was re-elected on Monday with 90.69 percent of the vote, the head of the electoral authority ISIE said on national television. Saied, 66, won Sunday's election by a landslide, with his challengers Ayachi Zemmal collecting 7.3 percent and Zouhair Maghzaoui 1.9 percent of votes cast, ISIE said.

Reuters AFRICA
Published October 07,2024
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TUNISIAN PRESIDENT SAIED SECURES A SECOND TERM WITH MORE THAN 90% OF VOTE

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.