Opponents were jailed before the elections! Now on the way to victory with 89% votes, the story of President Saeed
Tunisia's current President Kais Saied may become President again. Exit polls broadcast on Tunisia's state television after the voting showed Saied getting about 89 percent votes. Tunisia's Independent High Elections Authority (ISIE) will announce the election results on Monday.
This time, there has been a huge drop in voting. This year, only 27.7 percent of voting has taken place, which is much less than 45 percent of the 2019 elections. Apart from this, President Sayeed has also been accused of many types of rigging during the elections. He had put his rivals in jail even before the elections.
Rivals sent to jail
To remain in power, 66-year-old Saeed had his rivals Ayachi Jamel and Zuhair Magzoui jailed even before the elections. The exit polls show Ayachi Jamel getting 6.9 percent votes and Zuhair Magzoui getting 3.9 percent votes.
questions raised about elections
National and international organizations have raised questions about the elections held in Tunisia. According to experts, democratic legitimacy is weak in Tunisia's elections. In this election, 14 candidates were excluded from the presidential race citing various technical reasons and the government has put the candidates in jail who were in the race.
Experts say that Saeed's return will become a means to justify more repression in the country. Many voters have also alleged fraud in the elections and have also expressed concern about the lack of independent monitoring.
In addition, Tunisia is facing weak economic growth, high inflation, and unemployment, due to which many protests are also taking place in the country. Saied dismissed his criticisms and argued that his work was to fight corrupt elites and traitors.