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Tunisia's parliamentary run-off sees same low voter turnout of first round

Tunisian voters cast their ballots in the second round of parliamentary elections on January 29, 2023. © Fethi Belaid, AFP

Tunisia's parliamentary run-off election on Sunday looked set to replicate the low turnout of December's first round, with voter participation at just 7.7 percent by the afternoon. 

The newly configured and much less powerful parliament is a central element of a political system President Kais Saied introduced last year after a July 2021 power grab that granted the presidency nearly total sway.

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