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Al Jazeera
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Elizia Volkmann

Turnout expected to be low as Tunisians vote on new constitution

People cast their ballots at a polling station during a referendum on a new constitution in Tunis, Tunisia on July 25, 2022 [Zoubeir Souissi/Reuters]

Tunis, Tunisia – Tunisians have begun voting on whether to accept a new constitution put forward by President Kais Saied. But if the number of voters in overseas voting centres is anything to go by, turnout is expected to be poor.

Polling stations in Tunisia opened at 6am local time (05:00 GMT), exactly a year from Saied’s sacking of the country’s government and his suspension of parliament, before he later decided to rule by decree.

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