Tunisian presidential election turnout at 27.7%, election commission says
By Reuters |
Preliminary results are expected on Monday evening.
Turnout for Tunisia's presidential election stood at 27.7%, the election commission said on Sunday after the close of polls.
The vote pits President Kais Saied against two rivals: his former ally turned critic, Chaab Party leader Zouhair Maghzaoui, and Ayachi Zammel, who had been seen as posing a big threat to Saied until he was jailed last month.
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Preliminary results are expected on Monday evening.
Turnout in the runoff round of the 2019 presidential election was 55%.
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