Tunisian Opposition Urges President to Step Down After Low Voter Turnout
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Fewer than 9% of eligible voters cast ballots in parliamentary elections this weekend
The leader of Tunisia’s opposition alliance called for President Kais Saied to step down on Sunday after only a fraction of eligible voters turned out for parliamentary elections.
More than 160 seats were up for vote. Yet once polls closed on Saturday night, only 8.8% of eligible voters, or roughly 803,000 people, had participated, according to the government. Tunisia has a population of roughly 12 million people, with about 9 million eligible voters.
Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/tunisian-opposition-calls-for-president-to-step-down-after-low-voter-turnout-11671377355
