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Tunisia’s president wins landslide second term after cracking down on opponents

Tunisia’s president wins landslide second term after cracking down on opponents



Kais Saied secured 90.7% of the vote in election on a turnout of just 27.7%, after detaining rival Ayachi ZammelTunisia’s president, Kais Saied, has secured a second five-year term with a landslide victory, although the election had one of the lowest turnouts in the north African country’s history.The Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) declared on Monday evening that Saied had won 90.7% of the vote in Sunday’s election, on a turnout of 27.7%. Continue reading…



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Author : Eromo Egbejule in Abidjan

Publish date : 2024-10-07 20:34:03

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