Voters: "Shameful situation" - "No point in voting"
The election in Tunisia has been preceded by large demonstrations, reports P3 Nyheter. 23-year-old Sara in the capital Tunis will not vote because, according to her, there is no idea.
- Today's election is a theater, says Sara, who participates in the protests.
Several challengers to incumbent President Kais Saied have been stopped from standing in the election. And just a few days ago, the opposition candidate Ayachi Zammel was sentenced to prison.
Wael, who works at a bank in Tunis, tells Reuters the situation is shameful.
- Journalists and opponents are in prison, including a presidential candidate. But I will vote for change, he says.
Hosni Abidi tells AFP that he is worried about electoral fraud.
- I don't want others to choose for me. I myself want to tick the box for my candidate.
The polling stations close on Sunday evening and the results will come in a few days.
The election in Tunisia has been preceded by large demonstrations, reports P3 Nyheter. 23-year-old Sara in the capital Tunis will not vote because, according to her, there is no idea.
- Today's election is a theater, says Sara, who participates in the protests.
Several challengers to incumbent President Kais Saied have been stopped from standing in the election. And just a few days ago, the opposition candidate Ayachi Zammel was sentenced to prison.
Wael, who works at a bank in Tunis, tells Reuters the situation is shameful.
- Journalists and opponents are in prison, including a presidential candidate. But I will vote for change, he says.
Hosni Abidi tells AFP that he is worried about electoral fraud.
- I don't want others to choose for me. I myself want to tick the box for my candidate.
The polling stations close on Sunday evening and the results will come in a few days.
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Incumbent Saied towards victory as Tunisia goes to elections
Today, Tunisia is going to the polls and it is highly likely that incumbent President Kais Saied will retain power for another term, writes the BBC.
Twelve politicians had applied to challenge Saied but only one has been approved to run. Main rival Ayachi Zammel was suddenly jailed last month and just days ago was sentenced to 12 years in prison for forging documents.
Tunisia was the starting point for the Arab Spring and was long seen as a model for democratic development in the Arab world. In recent years, however, Saied has rewritten the constitution and concentrated much of the power to himself.
Sveriges Radio reports that there were large protests in Tunisia before the election. 23-year-old Sara in the capital Tunis is one of the protesters.
- Everyone is here to express their anger. Our rights are being violated, she tells the radio.
Today, Tunisia is going to the polls and it is highly likely that incumbent President Kais Saied will retain power for another term, writes the BBC.
Twelve politicians had applied to challenge Saied but only one has been approved to run. Main rival Ayachi Zammel was suddenly jailed last month and just days ago was sentenced to 12 years in prison for forging documents.
Tunisia was the starting point for the Arab Spring and was long seen as a model for democratic development in the Arab world. In recent years, however, Saied has rewritten the constitution and concentrated much of the power to himself.
Sveriges Radio reports that there were large protests in Tunisia before the election. 23-year-old Sara in the capital Tunis is one of the protesters.
- Everyone is here to express their anger. Our rights are being violated, she tells the radio.
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Political situation in Tunisia
Big victory for incumbent Saied in the Tunisian election
Tunisia's incumbent President Kais Saied receives 89.2 percent of the vote in the election, according to a polling station survey according to state television. Reuters reports.
Observers and human rights groups see the election as "the final chapter in Tunisia's experiment with democracy" that began when the Arab Spring began in the country in 2011, writes The Guardian.
Saied, in power since 2019, has rolled back a series of democratic reforms and jailed his most prominent critics.
Big victory for incumbent Saied in the Tunisian election
Tunisia's incumbent President Kais Saied receives 89.2 percent of the vote in the election, according to a polling station survey according to state television. Reuters reports.
Observers and human rights groups see the election as "the final chapter in Tunisia's experiment with democracy" that began when the Arab Spring began in the country in 2011, writes The Guardian.
Saied, in power since 2019, has rolled back a series of democratic reforms and jailed his most prominent critics.
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