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Tunisians vote for hamstrung parliament in poll shunned by opposition

A voter casts her ballot at a polling station during parliamentary election in Tunis on 17 December, 2022. REUTERS - ZOUBEIR SOUISSI

Tunisians are voting Saturday in the first general elections after a constitutional referendum in July gave President Kais Saied sweeping powers. Political parties have boycotted the vote and there's little enthusiasm among the population since the election's outcome is unlikely to improve the country's economic situation.

Close to nine million people are eligible to vote in Saturday's parliamentary elections.

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