Tunisia’s Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) announced that turnout in Sunday’s presidential election was 27.7 per cent, compared to 45 per cent in the first round of the 2019 presidential election and 55 per cent in the 2019 presidential run-off.

It was the lowest turnout for a presidential election since the 2011 revolution, AFP reported.
Preliminary results are expected on Monday evening. Tunisian state television said an opinion poll showed President Kais Saied won the election with more than 89 percent of the vote.

Tunisians went to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president from among three candidates, including outgoing President Kais Saied, Popular Movement leader Zouhair Meghzawi and Ayachi Zemal, a former member of the dissolved parliament.
More than 5,000 polling stations closed their doors at 6pm local time after opening at 8am.

A total of 9.7 million voters were invited to cast their ballots, according to the electoral body.