Tunisia's main opposition coalition urged a united front against President Kais Saied after just 11.3 percent of Tunisians voted Sunday in a second-round poll for a toothless parliament in the politically divided nation."Almost 90 percent of Tunisian voters ignored this piece of theatre and refused to be involved in the process," Ahmed Nejib Chebbi, head of the National Salvation Front, told journalists."I call on political groups and civil society to join hands to work for change, in the form of Kais Saied's departure and early presidential elections."
Over 80% percent of Tunisians did not voted Sunday (Jan. 29) in the 2nd round of legislative polls prompting the country s main opposition coalition to call a united front against president Kais Saied.
Just 11.3 percent of Tunisians voted Sunday in a second-round poll for a toothless parliament, according to initial figures announced by the electoral board, as the politically divided nation grapples with economic woes.Speaking after voting stations closed at 6:00 pm (1700 GMT), electoral board chief Farouk Bouasker said 887,638 out of more than 7.8 million registered voters had taken part in the poll, which followed a widely boycotted first round in December.
TUNIS - Tunisia's main opposition coalition urged a united front against President Kais Saied after just 11.3 percent of Tunisians voted Sunday in a second-round poll for a toothless parliament in the politically divided nation.
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