Preliminary turnout at 27.7 per cent by the time polls closed, according to ISIE
Incumbent Tunisian President Kais Saied has won a second term in Sunday’s election with 89.2 per cent of the vote, according to an exit poll.
“The estimated results indicate that Kais Saied has won the presidential election with 89.2%, or 2,194,150 votes,” said Hassan Zargouni, director of the Sigma Conseil polling company, on Tunisian public television.
The electoral authority announced the final list of candidates on 2 September, including three candidates: incumbent President Kais Saied, opposition candidate Ayachi Zammel, secretary-general of the Azimoun movement, and Zouhair Maghzaoui, secretary-general of the Popular Movement – a supporter of Saied.
Zargouni added that Zammel received 6.9 per cent with 169,727 votes, while Maghzaoui received 3.9 per cent with 95,933 votes.
Earlier on Sunday, Tunisia’s Independent High Authority for Elections announced a preliminary turnout of 27.7 percent when polling stations closed at 6 pm local time (1700 GMT).
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