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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Angelique Chrisafis and agencies

Democracy campaigners criticise President Saied as polls close in Tunisia

Woman raises her hands in apparent joy after casting her ballot at a polling station
A voter after casting her ballot at a polling station in Tunis on Sunday. Photograph: Mohamed Messara/EPA

Polls have closed in Tunisia’s presidential election as the president, Kais Saied, seeks a second term, while his most prominent critics are in prison and after his main rival was jailed suddenly last month.

Observers see the election, which Saied is expected to win, as a closing chapter in Tunisia’s experiment with democracy.

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