Tunisia election updates: Polls close after low turnout
WEBDec 17, 2022 · Polls closed at 6pm (17:00 GMT) after controversial parliamentary elections in Tunisia, the first vote since the opposition-controlled chamber was suspended by President Kais Saied in July 2021...
As Tunisia Drifts Farther From Democracy, Voters Shun Election
WEBDec. 20, 2022. A feeble turnout in Tunisia’s inconclusive parliamentary elections over the weekend drew opposition calls for the country’s strongman president to step down. Critics called it...
Tunisian voters shun elections seen as test for democracy
WEBJan 29, 2023 · Published 1:07 PM PST, January 29, 2023. TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Voters in Tunisia massively shunned parliamentary elections seen as an important test for their president and their country’s troubled democracy, according to …
Tunisia Heads for First Elections Since Presidential Power Grab
WEBDec. 17, 2022. TUNIS — Depending on whom you ask in Tunisia, Saturday’s parliamentary elections — the first since a 2021 presidential power grab that all but killed the country’s young...
2022–23 Tunisian parliamentary election - Wikipedia
WEBParliamentary elections were held in Tunisia on 17 December 2022 to elect the third Assembly of the Representatives of the People. Run-offs were held on 29 January 2023 in the vast majority of constituencies after only 21 candidates were elected in the first round.
Low turnout expected as Tunisia holds parliamentary elections
WEB29 Jan 2023. Tunisia is going to the polls in the second round of parliamentary elections amid political and economic woes in the North African country. Polls opened at 8am (07:00 GMT) on...
Tunisian election to entrench president's rule | Reuters
WEBTUNIS, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Tunisia holds a parliamentary election on Saturday that will tighten President Kais Saied's grip on power, capping what his opponents denounce as a march to one-man...
Why are Tunisia’s parliamentary elections so controversial?
WEBDec 17, 2022 · Tunis, Tunisia – Tunisians have begun voting in parliamentary elections, but with a general sense of apathy among many voters and an opposition boycott, turnout has been poor. Saturday’s...
Tunisia’s President Promises Vote on Constitution and Sets Election ...
WEBDec 13, 2021 · CAIRO — Tunisia’s president announced on Monday that the country would hold a referendum to amend its Constitution in July, followed by parliamentary elections in December, offering for the...
Tunisia: November 24 2024 Elections - africacenter.org
WEBJan 17, 2024 · Attempts to restore democracy will be front and center in the Tunisia election. This will play out alongside growing economic hardships. Unemployment is 15 percent and inflation has hovered around 10 percent, with food prices spiking higher for much of the year.
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