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Tunisian President Saied secures a second term with more than 90% of vote

Presidential election in Tunis
October 07, 2024
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TUNIS (Reuters) - Preliminary results showed President Kais Saied won a second term in the Tunisian election with 90.69% of the vote, the electoral commission said on Monday.

The turnout wasโ€ฎ โ€ฌ28.8% in Sunday's vote in which Saied faced two election rivals: his former ally turned critic, Chaab Party leader Zouhair Maghzaoui; and Ayachi Zammel, who was jailed last month.

(Reporting by Tarek Amara; Editing by Chris Reese)

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