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Democracy campaigners criticise President Saied as polls close in Tunisia

06 تشرين الأول 2024

Leader of north African country expected to win second term after jailing opponents and changing constitution

Polls have closed in Tunisia’s presidential election as the president, Kais Saied, seeks a second term, while his most prominent critics are in prison and after his main rival was jailed suddenly last month.

Observers see the election, which Saied is expected to wine, as a closing chapter in Tunisia’s experiment with democracy. Results are expected in the next two days.

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